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Authors Strickland  
Subject Elections: voting by mail.
Relating To relating to elections.
Title An act to amend Sections 2170, 3001, 3011, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3102, 3106, 3110, 3111, 3116.5, 12283, and 14212 of, to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3200) to Division 3 of, and to repeal Sections 357.5, 3000.5, 3016.7, 3025.5, 3025.7, 4005, 4005.5, 4005.6, 4006, and 4008 of, the Elections Code, relating to elections.
Last Action Dt 2025-03-25
State Amended Senate
Status Died
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Bill Actions
2026-02-02     Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2025-04-29     April 29 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 1. Noes 4. Page 933.) Reconsideration granted.
2025-04-04     Set for hearing April 29.
2025-04-02     Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2025-03-25     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-19     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-13     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2025-02-12     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2025-03-25
Introduced     2025-02-12
Analyses TBD
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Existing law requires county elections officials to mail a ballot to every registered voter for all elections, as provided. Existing law authorizes any county to conduct an all-mailed ballot election under certain conditions.

This bill would repeal the provisions requiring county elections officials to mail a ballot to every registered voter and authorizing a county to conduct an all-mailed ballot election. The bill would instead authorize a voter to request a vote by mail ballot for any election, as specified. The bill would also authorize and establish procedures for a voter to apply to become a permanent vote by mail voter. The bill would require a county elections official to mail a vote by mail ballot for each election to a voter who has qualified to become a permanent vote by mail voter.

By establishing new duties for local elections officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.