{"id":1565,"date":"2019-10-05T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2020-01-16T12:11:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T19:11:30","slug":"senator-jones-asks-governor-to-veto-measure-that-would-abolish-the-american-independent-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1565","title":{"rendered":"Senator Jones asks Governor to Veto Measure that Would Abolish the American Independent Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

SB 696 would force the third party’s leaders to change its name in less than 28 days or get kicked off the ballot<\/em><\/p>\n

El Cajon – Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today sent the following letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting a veto of Senate Bill 696, a measure by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), which would abolish the American Independent Party (AIP) in California:<\/p>\n

October 2, 2019<\/p>\n

The Honorable Gavin Newsom
\nGovernor of California
\nState Capitol
\nSacramento, CA\u00a0 95814<\/p>\n

RE:\u00a0 SB 696 – Request for Veto<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Governor Newsom:<\/p>\n

I urge you to veto Senate Bill 696, a measure by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) that if signed, would give the leadership of the American Independent Party (AIP) until October 30 of this year (less than 28 days away) to come up with a brand new name for the political party they have called home for over 50 years in California.\u00a0 If they don’t, the AIP will simply be eliminated.\u00a0\u00a0There is nothing democratic about this measure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Banning a political party’s chosen name, is a drastic remedy for what the sponsor alleges is the “ignorance of some voters.”\u00a0 Voters who, by the way, if so mistaken in their registration can easily re-register up to, and including, the day of the election.\u00a0 In fact, The California Democratic Party could simply amend its bylaws to allow AIP voters to choose a Democratic Party primary ballot as a solution to any “voter confusion.”<\/p>\n

Since 1968, the American Independent Party has existed in California to offer voters a choice.\u00a0 You and I may not agree with some of the political positions taken by the AIP, but that’s certainly no reason to compromise constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of association by enacting an “urgency” measure that would disenfranchise a particular party’s members.\u00a0The only apparent urgency is a desire to alter the election results of the March 2020 primary.<\/strong><\/p>\n

California Democrat leaders arrogantly call themselves the “super-majority” and they have not been shy about using that power to change California election laws in their favor – from obstructing the on-going recall of a State Senator, to excluding certain Presidential candidates from the ballot, to forcing partisan redistricting commissions on certain counties, to allowing political operatives to harvest vote-by-mail ballots. Just how much continued, unfair advantage does the legislative super-majority need?<\/p>\n

Again, I encourage you to veto Senate Bill 696.\u00a0 Thank you for your consideration.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Brian W. Jones
\nSenator, District 38<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SB 696 would force the third party’s leaders to change its name in less than 28 days or get kicked off the ballot El Cajon – Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today sent the following letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting a veto of Senate Bill 696, a measure by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), which…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"\nSenator Jones asks Governor to Veto Measure that Would Abolish the American Independent Party - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1565\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Senator Jones asks Governor to Veto Measure that Would Abolish the American Independent Party - 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