On May 23, the California Assembly passed AB 1038. This is the bill that makes it illegal, “directly or indirectly” to pay registration drive workers on the basis of how many registrations they obtain for any particular party. Because the only way a party can get on the ballot, or stay on the ballot, is by increasing its registration, the bill, if signed into law, will injure minor parties.
The vote was 41-18. If the bill had received fewer than 41 votes, it would not have passed. Now it goes to the Senate.