My Senate representative is Rico Oller. This was his staff's reply to me regarding this issue. Perhaps his suggestion to let Gray Davis know how we feel is a good one. Anyone wishing to tell the Governor we think this Bill to restrict access to Vital Statistics is uncalled for, and more detrimental to the public at large than it will be to identity thieves, please email him at: Governor Gray Davis: mailto:governor@governor.ca.gov If this Bill makes it through the Assembly, Governor Davis will be our only hope to veto it. Sue Silver El Dorado County ----- Original Message ----- From: Senator Oller To: 'Sue Silver' Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 12:59 PM Subject: RE: Senate Bill 1614 - OPPOSE Dear Sue: Thank you for contacting my office regarding your opposition to Senate Bill 1614. I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond to your concerns. As you can see by the votes below, on June 10, 2002, I voted "No" on this bill. Unfortunately, it passed and is currently awaiting review in the Assembly. I recommend contacting the Governor and voicing your opposition as well. I appreciate you informing me of your views on this issue. Informing me of your opinions, tells me that people in our community are concerned about what the government is doing. I hope you will continue to contact me and feel free to share your concerns. If you have any further questions or concerns regarding this or any other matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. I consider it an honor to represent you in the State Senate. Sincerely, Senator Rico Oller VOTES - ROLL CALL MEASURE: SB 1614 AUTHOR: Speier TOPIC: Public records: vital statistics. DATE: 06/10/2002 LOCATION: SEN. FLOOR MOTION: Senate 3rd Reading SB1614 Speier (AYES 21. NOES 16.) (PASS) AYES **** Alarcon Alpert Burton Costa Escutia Figueroa Karnette Kuehl Machado Murray O'Connell Ortiz Peace Perata Romero Scott Sher Soto Speier Torlakson Vasconcellos NOES **** Ackerman Battin Bowen Brulte Dunn Haynes Johannessen Johnson Knight Margett McClintock McPherson Monteith Morrow Oller Poochigian ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING ********************************* Chesbro Polanco Vincent -----Original Message----- From: Sue Silver [mailto:ssilver1951@jps.net] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 7:32 AM To: Assemblymember.Corbett@assembly.ca.gov Cc: Thomas "Rico" Oller Subject: Senate Bill 1614 - OPPOSE Ellen M. Corbett, Chair Assembly Committee on Judiciary Dear Madam Chair: My family came to California in 1850. My great-great-grandfather died in 1897, NOT in Sutter County as we had always believed, but in Amador County. Had we not had our public vital records information available, I would not have found this information out, for legislation such as SB 1614 would require me to go to extraordinary, cumbersome and financial lengths just to learn where my OWN family died and is buried. Please do not subject CALIFORNIANS to this wasteful legislation that will only hurt millions of good, law abiding citizens simply as a feeble attempt to thwart those who would commit crimes anyway. Respectfully, Sue Silver 3782 Sheridan Road Cameron Park, CA 95682 (530) 676-2889 Email: ssilver1951@jps.net