CaliforniaElection procedures: certified mail and superior courts.
What it does
(1) Existing law requires specified notices, affidavits, and communications regarding elections to be delivered by registered mail.
More detail
This bill would instead require delivery by certified mail or, for certain communications between local officials and the Secretary of State, by electronic delivery. By imposing new duties on local officials with respect to elections, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.
(2) Existing law provides procedures for the recall of enumerated elective officers, including, among others, trial court judges.
This bill would replace references to trial courts in these provisions with references to superior courts.
(3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 15621 of the Elections Code proposed by Assembly Bill 930 to be operative only if this bill and Assembly Bill 930 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
(4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 3Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 304, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 3Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 10Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3183.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1513 Elections Concurrence in Senate Amendments By PELLERIN. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 8In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1513 ELECTIONS (Pellerin) By Cervantes. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 8Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2610.).Passed Senate
- Aug 29Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 28Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 25Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 25From Consent Calendar.
- Aug 20Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Aug 19From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jul 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 3From 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
- May 21Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Minor
- May 8In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1513 Elections Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 8Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1487.)Passed Assembly
- May 1Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.Minor
- Mar 11From printer. May be heard in committee April 10.
- Mar 10Read first time. To print.Introduced