Dont ComplyCalMatters/ICT reports that the secretary of state's office confirmed the Native American Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee, called for by Assembly Bill 2314 in 2020, has not been formed. The law set no deadline, funding or meeting schedule, and the committee's recommendations would be nonbinding. A spokesperson for Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who declined to give their name, said the office is working with Native American advocates to review committee documents and plans to begin recruiting members after the November election. The office did not answer questions about why it had done nothing for six years, whom it had contacted, or whether it had sought funding. Advocates from the California Native Vote Project say distant polling places and unreliable mail service remain barriers. Assemblymember James Ramos, the bill's author, did not make himself available for an interview.
Why it matters
The law's committee was meant to advise on voting access for Native Americans, and advocates say barriers such as distant polling places and unreliable mail persist. The statute set no deadline or funding for forming it.
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