CaliforniaCalifornia requires an electronic system to fix ballot signatures
California’s Secretary of State must make an electronic signature-fixing system available to county election offices and post county-by-county data about its use.
What it does
The Secretary of State must provide county election offices an electronic system for voters to fix missing or mismatched vote-by-mail signatures. The service must protect voters’ data.
The Secretary of State must post county-by-county counts of voters offered electronic signature fixing and voters who used it for missing or mismatched signatures.
Argument forVoters may get another way to fix a missing or mismatched ballot signature, which could help them complete the signature check.
Argument againstSome voters may hesitate to submit a signature electronically because it involves personal data, even though the system must protect their privacy and security.
More detail
The Secretary of State must provide county election offices with a system that lets voters fix ballot signature problems electronically. The system lets voters use existing procedures to fix a missing ballot signature or one that does not match. The service must protect voters’ privacy and data security. The chaptered text does not state when the system must be available.
The Secretary of State must post data about the system on its website. The data must be broken down by county and include how many voters used the system to fix missing or mismatched signatures and how many voters were offered the electronic option.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 628, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31
- Vote recorded AB 2604 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 30Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 19. Page 6925.).Major
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2604 Berman et al. By Cervantes. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 30In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 30Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.).Passed Senate
- Aug 17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 13Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).Major
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 22From 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.Major
- Jun 10Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Minor
- May 27In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2604 Berman Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 20. Page 5387.)Passed Assembly
- May 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 18Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- May 14From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Coauthors revised.
- Mar 9Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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