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Authors Committee on Budget  
Subject Elections.
Relating To relating to elections, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
Title An act to amend Section 4 of Chapter 97 of the Statutes of 2025, relating to elections, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
Last Action Dt 2025-09-08
State Amended Senate
Status In Floor Process
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Bill Actions
2025-09-13     Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.
2025-09-11     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-10     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (September 10).
2025-09-08     Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2568.)
2025-09-08     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
2025-04-02     Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
2025-03-20     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 744.)
2025-03-20     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-03-18     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-03-17     Withdrawn from committee.
2025-03-17     Ordered to second reading.
2025-03-17     (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 643.)
2025-02-03     Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
2025-01-09     From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.
2025-01-08     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2025-09-08
Introduced     2025-01-08
Analyses TBD
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A special election will be held throughout the state on November 4, 2025. Existing law authorizes consolidation of a local election for the submission of any question, proposition, or office to be filled, which was called by a district, city, or other political subdivision on or before August 8, 2025, and scheduled to be held on November 4, 2025, with the statewide special election. Existing law prohibits a county elections official from certifying the results of the statewide special election before the 28th calendar day following the election.

This bill would also prohibit a county elections official from certifying the results of a local election called by a district, city, or other political subdivision on or before August 8, 2025, and scheduled to be held on November 4, 2025, before the 28th calendar day following the election.

Existing law requires the Secretary of State to report on the final costs of the statewide special election to the Director of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee no later than April 1, 2026.

This bill would appropriate $100,000 from the General Fund to the Secretary of State for purposes of that report.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.