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Authors Committee on Elections  
Subject Elections: ballot language.
Relating To relating to elections.
Title An act to amend Sections 1004, 5020, 15122, 18333, 18513, 19608, 19724, 24906, 35762, and 72026 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 23271, 23355, 23374.5, 34876.5, 51929, 51930, 51931, and 57137 of, and to repeal and add Section 29903 of, the Government Code, to amend Sections 6463 and 6612 of, and to repeal and add Section 20104 of, the Health and Safety Code, to repeal and add Section 5105 of the Public Resources Code, to amend Sections 2965, 2973, 22740, and 22743 of the Public Utilities Code, to amend Sections 1176, 1182, 26064, and 26163 of the Streets and Highways Code, and to amend Sections 12057, 12889.2, 13417, 21929, 21931, 22171, 22173, 23224, 35520.15, 35520.19, 35884, 39931, 45276, 50976, 60385, 60414, 74099, 74101, 74467, 74833, 74850, 75063, 75065, 75444, 75936, and 76042 of, to repeal Section 42327 of, and to repeal and add Sections 21930, 22172, 25675, 25703, 45271, 48255, 75168.3, and 75393 of, the Water Code, relating to elections.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-03
State Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-03     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-03     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 303, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-02     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-08-26     In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-08-25     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2249.).
2025-07-16     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-15     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 15).
2025-05-21     Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2025-05-08     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1488.)
2025-05-08     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-05     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-01     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-04-30     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30).
2025-03-17     Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2025-03-11     From printer. May be heard in committee April 10.
2025-03-10     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-03
Enrolled     2025-08-27
Amended Assembly     2025-05-01
Introduced     2025-03-10
Analyses TBD
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Existing law specifies the format of language printed on ballots for various ballot measures relating to local governments, including cities, counties, school districts, and other special districts.

This bill would revise these ballot language requirements. The bill would generally require the words “Yes” and “No” to be printed on separate lines of the ballot, with voting targets, to the right of or below the description of the proposal to be voted on.