ACSOL vows to challenge CA ban on registrants in public office

ACSOL is threatening to file a lawsuit challenging a proposal to ban registered sex offenders from running for public office in California with the intent to block a Fresno City Council candidate’s campaign.

Attorney Janice Bellucci, executive director of the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws Inc. (ACSOL), said the state already has laws in place that set certain restrictions for registered sex offenders, such as being prohibited from entering a school without prior written permission. The Sacramento-based nonprofit advocates for the constitutional rights of individuals required to register as sex offenders and their families through litigation, education and legislative reform. “I think it’s really important for the public to know that most of the people on a sex offender registry do not pose a current risk of danger,” Bellucci said. “They just don’t. Most of them have paid their debt to society. They’ve gone to prison or gone to jail, and they’ve been through a sex offender treatment program.” Currently, no law or statute in California prohibits registered sex offenders from running for any local or state public office.

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