Voting: domicile.
Summary
Existing law defines "residence" for voting purposes as a person's domicile. Existing law describes the domicile of a person as that place in which his or her habitation is fixed, wherein the person has the intention of remaining, and to which, whenever he or she is absent, the person has the intention of returning. Existing law describes the residence of a person as that place in which the person's habitation is fixed for some period of time, but wherein he or she does not have the intention of remaining. Existing law provides that a person may have only one domicile at a given time, but may have more than one residence. Existing law also provides that, for purposes of determining the domicile of a Member of the Legislature or a Representative in the Congress of the United States, the residence address indicated on that person's currently filed affidavit of voter registration is conclusively presumed to be that person's domicile. This bill would provide that this presumption applies as long as the address listed is one of the member or representative's residences, notwithstanding that the member or representative may have another residence at which any of certain conditions apply.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Assembly Passage
Aug 2018
Signed into Law
Sep 2018
Introduced Feb 15, 2018
Signed Sep 29, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2018 · Assembly Aug 30, 2018
How they voted
25–2
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 31
May 17, 2018
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican10
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Sep 29, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 30, 2018
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (59-5-6)
assembly
Jun 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 27).
lower
May 25, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & R.
lower
May 17, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-2-4)
senate
May 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended.
upper
May 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4904.) (May 1).
upper
Apr 12, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
upper
Mar 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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