CaliforniaVoter registration: military and overseas voters.
What it does
Existing law authorizes an individual who registers to vote at least 15 days before an election day, to vote in that election by a regular ballot. Existing law permits an individual who is eligible to register to vote to complete a registration application during the 14 days immediately preceding an election or on the day of the election, and to vote by conditional ballot or regular ballot, as specified. Existing law provides that otherwise qualified military and overseas voters and voters with disabilities may complete a conditional voter registration and cast a provisional ballot or nonprovisional ballot under those provisions.
More detail
Existing law also permits a military or overseas voter to register after the closing date of registration if the voter is released from service after the closing date, returns to the voter's county of residence, and is not a registered voter in that county, or if the voter is required to move under official active duty military orders after the closing date.
This bill would repeal the latter provision as obsolete due to the inclusion of military and overseas voters in the general conditional voter registration process.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Aug 28Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 101, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Aug 28Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 27Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.To Governor
- Aug 21In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded SB 621 Grove Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 21Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2705.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jul 17Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jul 16From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 15).Minor
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 19Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and M. & V.A.Minor
- May 5In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- May 5Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1011.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 30Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 29From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 934.) (April 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 918.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Minor
- Apr 28
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Set for hearing April 29 in E. & C.A. pending receipt.
- Apr 8Set for hearing April 28.
- Apr 3Re-referred to Coms. on M. & V.A. and E. & C.A.Minor
- Apr 3Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Apr 2Re-referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and M. & V.A.Minor
- Mar 24From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Mar 5Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
- Feb 20Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced