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Authors Berman  
Coauthors: Choi  
Subject Elections: official canvass.
Relating To relating to elections.
Title An act to add Section 15307 to 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 250, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-03     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-16     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-09     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3098.).
2025-09-08     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2611.).
2025-09-08     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-14     In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-02     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-01     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).
2025-06-24     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2025-06-11     Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2025-05-29     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1774.)
2025-05-29     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-04-23     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-11     Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2025-03-10     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.
2024-12-03     From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
2024-12-02     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-03
Enrolled     2025-09-11
Amended Senate     2025-07-02
Amended Senate     2025-06-24
Amended Assembly     2025-03-10
Introduced     2024-12-02
Analyses TBD
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Existing law requires elections officials to commence the canvass for an election no later than the Thursday following the election and to make the canvass open to the public. Existing law requires the canvass to be continued daily, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excepted, for not less than six hours each day until completed. Existing law requires elections officials to prepare a certified statement of the results of the election within 30 days of the election and to send the Secretary of State a complete copy of all election results within 31 days of the election. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to prepare, certify, and file a statement of the vote no later than the 38th day after the election.