California Senators kill bill barring registered sex offenders from running for public office

https://soria.asmdc.org/press-releases/20260630-senate-elections-committee-rejects-sorias-bill-aimed-preventing-sex

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1232443/california-senators-kill-bill-barring-registered-sex-offenders-from-running-for-public-o

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TomMasz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 59d (1 reply)

Were they afraid it would eliminate too many potential candidates?

FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 59d

The bill sounds great just based on the headline text, but in reality, it would enable political retaliation like bribing an officer to say someone was urinating in public.. bam, sex offender and now you've eliminated a political dissident