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Panel advances SB 46 to clarify Secretary of State authority on presidential ballot eligibility
Summary
SB 46 would empower the Secretary of State to disqualify presidential candidates who fail constitutional qualifications; legal scholars testified the measure is constitutional but members asked questions about investigatory power and perjury implications.
Senators advanced SB 46 to the Senate Appropriations Committee after testimony from legal and policy experts debating whether California should clarify the Secretary of State's role in determining presidential ballot eligibility.
The author said the bill is a targeted technical change to the California Elections Code to give the California…
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