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Last week, Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer referred the Essayli question to the office of Shirley Weber, California’s secretary of state. Steven Bradford, wrote a bill clarifying that a legislator’s legal residence is wherever they are registered to vote. In response, Wright’s political ally, Sen.
Remember Rod Wright? The former state senator was convicted of eight felonies after he ran for office while living outside his own district. You might think California law would be clear on this point. In a letter sent to Attorney General Rob Bonta, local Democrats and good governance activists say he isn’t and that candidates have to maintain a “fixed home” in the district.
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On June 7, the day of California’s primary, he switched his registration back to Orange County.Įssayli told the Press-Enterprise that he’s fully in compliance with California law. In late 2021, Essayli re-registered to vote from outside the district (Irvine) to inside it (Riverside), making himself eligible to run. Weirdly enough, it’s unclear whether that’s actually a problem in California. Photo via FacebookĬonsider the curious case of Bill Essayli.Ī rising star in the California GOP running for a Republican-leaning Assembly seat in west Riverside County, he was the subject of a Press-Enterprise story this week which noted that the 36-year-old lawyer can’t vote in the district he hopes to represent after the November election. The state Assembly also amended the bill to require that criminal records be disclosed to school districts for hiring decisions.Ī message from our sponsor Other Stories You Should Knowġ Rod Wright redux? Bill Essayli is running for state assembly. The relief does not apply to a “serious or violent” felony, or felonies requiring registration as a sex offender. The bill expands relief to those arrested for felonies who have not been prosecuted after three years, or six years for more serious felonies. While many cases are never prosecuted, in California, these incidents can remain on an individual’s record until they’re 100 years old. Nearly one in three adults in California have a past arrest or conviction on their record, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. The Peace Officers Research Association of California also opposed the bill, warning that it would reduce deterrence for repeat offenses and jeopardize public safety.īut a long list of labor organizations and criminal justice reform groups supported the bill, arguing that the criminal records disproportionately limit access to jobs and housing for Black, Latino and poor Californians. Grove: “These things are very violent things, even though they’re not listed as serious and violent in the penal code.”. 
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She joined other Republicans, plus Democratic Sen. Shannon Grove, a Bakersfield Republican, pointed out that the bill expands this relief to perpetrators of domestic violence. So our own investment - our own tax dollars - we’re not getting the best of them.”īut Sen. And it hit me that here we are preparing them in the best way that we can, and yet when they leave, they’re facing all these obstacles.
Durazo: “We spend literally billions of dollars into many programs, both while they’re incarcerated, and right after they leave and they’re released. If he signs it, the bill will take effect on July 1, 2023.ĭurazo told CalMatters that these records make it difficult for formerly incarcerated individuals to “move forward with their lives.” The 28-10 vote in the Senate sent the legislation to Gov. So after more than two years of work, she missed the final legislative passage Thursday of a bill that expands the kinds of arrests and convictions that are deleted from most criminal background checks. Maria Elena Durazo was particularly unlucky.Īs CalMatters politics intern Ariel Gans reports, the Los Angeles Democrat tested positive for COVID last week. So it’s not always easy to predict when the final vote will come. And so begins the final legislative traffic jam, as bills line up for final votes.Ī piece of legislation’s particular place in that line is the complex product of political horse-trading, the competing priorities of the state Assembly and Senate and the whims of legislative leadership. 
California lawmakers have less than two weeks to wrap up their work before the end of the legislative session on Aug.
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