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Authors Pellerin  
Subject Elections: ballot mistakes.
Relating To relating to elections.
Title An act to add Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 13600) to Division 13 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-03
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-03     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 289, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-03     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-11     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-04     In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-09-04     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2523.).
2025-09-02     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-07-14     In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-01     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-09     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-14     Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2025-05-01     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-01     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1387.)
2025-04-24     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-03
Enrolled     2025-09-08
Introduced     2025-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law makes the Secretary of State the chief elections officer of the state and authorizes the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to ensure the uniform application and administration of state election laws.

This bill would require the Secretary of State, in consultation with county elections officials, to develop uniform standards and guidelines for a voter to correct mistakes made on the voter’s ballot. The bill would authorize the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to ensure uniform application of the standards and guidelines.