Elective office: military service.
Summary
Existing law prescribes the manner in which a person may be nominated to run for office, including the form and filing of a declaration of candidacy and nomination paper. This bill would permit a person who is deployed on active military service outside of the state to have a declaration of candidacy, nomination paper, or any other paper necessary to run for office filed by an attorney-in-fact who is commissioned and empowered in writing for that purpose through a power of attorney, as specified.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2011
Committee Review
Jun 2011
Assembly Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
Jun 2011
Signed into Law
Jul 2011
Introduced Feb 17, 2011
Signed Jul 1, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2011 · Assembly May 2, 2011
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 35
Jun 11, 2011
D
Democratic23
91% Yea
R
Republican12
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jun 29, 2011
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 13, 2011
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 11, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-4)
senate
Jun 8, 2011
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 8).
upper
Jun 6, 2011
Upper · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
upper
May 12, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
upper
May 2, 2011
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (67-0-4)
assembly
Apr 25, 2011
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 12).
lower
Mar 7, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & R.
lower
Feb 18, 2011
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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