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Key Votes

Date	No.	Title	Status
8/27/12	AB 1436	Authorizes Same-Day Voter Registration	Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 29)
8/23/12	AB 1436	Authorizes Same-Day Voter Registration	Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
5/31/12	AB 1436	Authorizes Same-Day Voter Registration	Bill Passed - House (47 - 26)
5/31/12	SB 1140	Exempts Religious Institutions from Performing Same-Sex Marriages	Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
5/03/12	AB 1527	Prohibits Open Carry of Certain Unloaded Firearms	Bill Passed - House (44 - 29)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Speaker	Location
5/20/13	Letter to Larry Page, Chief Executive Officer of Google - ...	Rep. Loretta L. Sanchez	Washington, DC
5/17/13	Subcommittee Examines U.S. Role in the International Monetary Fund	Rep. John B.T. Campbell III	Unknown
5/17/13	Letter to President Barack Obama - Encourages President to Attend ...	Rep. Edward R. 'Ed' Royce	Washington, DC
5/17/13	Collins Introduces Bill to Protect American and Israeli Defense Interests	Rep. Edward R. 'Ed' Royce	Washington, DC
5/17/13	Pitts, Schakowsky, Whitfield and Eshoo Introduce Bill to End Doping ...	Rep. Anna G. Eshoo	Unknown

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Ratings

Year(s)	Name
2011	California Communities United Institute - Positions
2006	Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality - Positions on Civil Rights & Equality
2009	Applied Research Center - Leadership Score
2009	Applied Research Center - Health Equity Score
2009	Applied Research Center - Legal Racism Score

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Ballot Measures

Date	State	Title	Outcome
11/06/12	CA	Death Penalty. Initiative Statute.	Failed
11/06/12	CA	Human Trafficking. Penalties. Initiative Statute.	Passed
11/04/08	CA	Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed

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