On September 6, the California Assembly passed SB 408 by a vote of 46-27. It makes it illegal for anyone to circulate a statewide initiative petition if he or she had not been eligible to register to vote at the time of the previous election. This makes it impossible for 18-year-olds to circulate an initiative if they had not been age 18 at the time of the last election. It also makes it impossible for people who have recently moved into the state to circulate. It is possible Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will veto it.
This has simply GOT to be unconstitutional!!
Clearly the Democrats don’t want those pesky constituents passing around initiatives!
It shouldn’t matter who the petitioners are. The only thing that should matter are the number of people signing them.