Any letters received will be kept as part of the Committee's official legislative records and may be read into the record or reprinted. Letters may be submitted to the committee through the Advocacy Portal, through Fax, or mailed to us at Senate Elections & Constitutional Amendments Committee, 1020 N Street Rm. 533, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Please note: Our letter deadline is the Thursday before the hearing at 3 P.M. (unless otherwise stated). Letters received after the deadline may not be reflected in the analysis.
Before submitting a letter, please read all the bullet points carefully.
Letters submitted through the Advocacy Portal must be sent directly to our Committee. We will accept letters that are addressed to the author's office an/or other Committees, but they must be specifically submitted to our Committee using one of the approved methods, as specified.
Letters should be dated and signed by a named individual responsible for that organization’s position on the measure.
Letters must clearly indicate the position. Only positions in support or opposition of a bill will be listed in an analysis. Positions of conditional support or conditional opposition will not be listed in an analysis.
It is the responsibility of the author’s office to ensure that all letters they receive regarding their bill are sent to our Committee directly through e-mail or the Advocacy Portal.
It is the responsibility of the organization/individual to submit an updated position letter to the Committee if its position changes. In the absence of an updated letter, the Committee will assume the organization/individual's position remains unchanged.
If amendments are made, it is the responsibility of the author's office and/or organization to provide an updated position letter or verify the organization's position. Failure to do so may result in the organization not being listed in the committee analysis or floor analysis.
For letters from multiple organizations (coalition letters), provide the name of each organization signing the letter as well as a named individual responsible for that organization’s position. If you do not list each specific organization in the letter, the organization may not be reflected in the analysis. Submit only one letter through the Advocacy Portal andlist each organization on the coalition letter individually when submitting letters through the Advocacy Portal.
Committee staff are not responsiblefor distributing letters to Committee Members' offices, authors' offices, or other committees. You are encouraged to email or mail your letter to each member individually. Please visit the members tab for a list of the members part of the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee.
