2 O.C. assemblymen push voters’ rights bills
Two Orange County assemblymen are sponsoring bills seeking to avert episodes of voter intimidation such as the one that allegedly occurred in last fall’s election.
Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim) is carrying legislation that would require county registrars to give candidates written copies of laws prohibiting voter intimidation at the time they take out papers to run.
A bill by Van Tran (R-Garden Grove) would make voter intimidation a felony punishable by up to three years in prison.
Solorio’s bill will be heard on the Assembly floor Thursday; Tran’s bill is in committee.
Supporters of Republican congressional candidate Tan Nguyen sent a letter to registered Latino Democrats last fall falsely stating, in part, that it is illegal for immigrants to vote.
No one has been charged in the case.
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