AB 2691: Elections: elective office: felony conviction.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2026-03-16
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-04-16: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Enacted
Existing law prohibits the consideration of a person as a candidate for, and provides that the person is not eligible to be elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has been convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes.
This bill would additionally prohibit the consideration of a person as a candidate for, and provide that the person is not eligible to be elected to, any state or local elective office if they have been convicted of a felony involving sexual assault or human trafficking, as defined.
