ALERT: Proposal to Make Draft Registration Mandatory for a Driver’s License Moves through the California Legislature

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Proposal to Make Draft Registration Mandatory for a Driver’s License Moves through the California Legislature

Alert: Contact your California State RepresentativeLETTERS TO SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY! California’s large population has one of the lowest Selective Service registration rates in the country, which helps make a return to the draft less likely. Selective Service, however, is asking the California state legislature to boost registration compliance by making it mandatory in order to receive a California driver’s license. This proposal, which failed on five previous occasions, recently passed the state Assembly. It is now being considered by the state Senate.

Proposed by Assemblymember Rocky Chávez (R-Oceanside), Assembly Bill 2201 seeks to use DMV records to automatically register males with Selective Service when they apply for a license or license renewal. It is now waiting to for a hearing by the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee.

ACTION CALIFORNIANS CAN TAKE: Immediately send letters to the Transportation and Housing Committee. We’ve included a set of updated talking points to consider when writing to legislators. NOTE: Send faxes, if possible, since regular mail is now slowed by capitol security checks. Write to:

Senate Transportation and Housing Committee

State Capitol, Room 2209

Sacramento, California 95814

Phone (916) 651-4121, fax (916) 445-2209

Note that messages sent to the above will be seen by key committee staff.

The committee does not automatically circulate copies of letters to all of

 

its members, so you should fax directly to any individuals you especially

 

wish to contact:

 

Senator Mark DeSaulnier, Dem. (Chair), Fax: (916) 651-4907

Senator Ted Gaines, Rep. (Vice Chair), Fax: (916) 651-4901

Senator Jim Beall, Dem. Fax: (916) 651-4915

Senator Anthony Cannella, Rep. Fax: (916) 651-4912

Senator Cathleen Galgiani, Dem. Fax: (916) 651-4905

Senator Ben Hueso, Dem. Fax: (916) 651-4940

Senator Ricardo Lara, Dem. Fax: (916) 651-4933

Senator Carol Liu, Dem. Fax: (916) 651-4925

Senator Fran Pavley, Dem. Fax: (916) 651-4927

Senator Richard Roth, Dem. Fax: (916) 651-4931

Senator Mark Wyland, Rep. Fax: (916) 446-7382

CHECK THE BILL’S STATUS: To confirm the current status of the bill and learn if it has gone on to the next committee (Appropriations), check the bill’ s status page at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html (select the ASSEMBLY house and type in the bill’s number, 2201). This is also where you can subscribe to receive email notices when the bill’s status changes.

IF YOU NEED GUIDANCE ON WHERE TO DIRECT LETTERS, CONTACT: Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft (COMD),

760-753-7518, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you wish to contact your state representative in the Senate, find their names at http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/.

SOME POSSIBLE TALKING POINTS

Source: The Committee on Militarism and the Draft - http://comdsd.org

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