Several CID bills headed to governor for signing By Jennifer Wada, Esq.
The 2021 legislative session adjourned on September 10 and hundreds of bills were sent to the governor’s desk. These bills included proposals that establish a police decertification process for officers that commit wrongdoing, prevent police from blocking journalists from covering protests, allow dependent parents to be covered on an individual’s health plan, overhaul the state’s broken unemployment system, and provide billions of dollars for wildfire and drought prevention. However, the tension between moderate and liberal
AB 502 (Davies) was approved by the legislature and is now headed to the governor’s desk. It would apply elections by acclamation to all associations. This was a hard-fought battle with homeowner groups opposing throughout the process. CACM has been at the forefront of support, with Tom Freeley being a key witness at hearings. Amendments taken in both the Senate Housing and Judiciary committees added provisions that are intended to ensure homeowners are informed about whether an election by acclamation will occur. While some of the amendments aren’t ideal, they are a small price to pay in exchange for all associations having the ability to use acclamation. Some key provisions do the following:
democrats resulted in a number of bills being tabled for the year. These included aggressive climate change bills, single-payer healthcare and even a bill that would have allowed people to choose to turn their bodies into garden compost after death. Governor Newsom has until October 10 to sign or veto all bills. And although the end of session comes just days before the closely watched recall election on September 14, Governor Newsom will still be at the helm during the bill signing period even if he is recalled, which recent polls indicate is unlikely. So how did CACM’s most closely tracked bills fare?
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1. Both the first notice (90 days prior to election) and the reminder notice (7-30 days prior to election) must include: a) the number of board positions available; b) the deadline for submitting nominations; and c) how to submit nominations. 2. For the first notice, there must be a “heads up” statement that if there are fewer candidates than there are vacancies, the board may vote to fill the vacancies by acclamation. 3. For the second notice, if there are less candidates than vacancies, there must be a statement declaring that the board can vote to elect by acclamation. This second notice must also include a list of qualified candidates running.
