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AB 1795 (Alejo) Cities: city council: vacancy is headed to the Senate Floor for a vote. The bill was amended in Committee and will not head to the floor until it is amended. The bill could come up for a vote before the Legislature’s summer recess in July or it might be heard in August.
As soon as the bill is amended, you should contact your Senator and express your strong opposition to this bill at your earliest opportunity.
A list of all senators and their contact information is available at the following link: http://senate.ca.gov/senators
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To locate your senator by your zipcode: Go to http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/. Enter your street address, city and zip code in the boxes above the map of California; click on “Locate”. Your senator and his/her contact information will then become available. (Bill Monning is our District 17 State Senator so you should send him a letter of opposition also).
Letters should be addressed as follows:
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Senator Darrell Steinberg, President Pro Tempore
California State Senate
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, California 95814
Re: AB 1795 (Alejo) Cities: city council: vacancy (As Amended June ??, 2014)
Dear Senator Steinberg:
[BODY – expressing your strong opposition to the bill/encouraging a “NO” vote]
Sincerely
[SIGNATURE] Letters MUST be signed
Typed/Printed Signature