CaliforniaVote by mail ballots: processing.
What it does
Existing law requires elections officials to begin mailing ballots to every registered voter no later than 29 days before an election. Existing law authorizes a jurisdiction to begin processing vote by mail ballot return envelopes and, if the jurisdiction has the necessary computer capability, vote by mail ballots 29 days before an election.
More detail
This bill would authorize elections officials to begin processing vote by mail ballot return envelopes and vote by mail ballots on the date on which the ballots are mailed, thereby allowing elections officials to begin processing vote by mail return envelopes and ballots earlier than 29 days before an election.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 15104 of the Elections Code proposed by SB 3 to be operative only if this bill and SB 3 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 1Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 140, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 1Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 3495.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 16 Alanis Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 13Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
- Sep 12In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Sep 11Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2922.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB16 Alanis By Alvarado-Gil. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 4Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jul 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 9In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- May 14Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Minor
- May 6In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 5Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1428.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 16 Alanis Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 28Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 24Ordered to second reading.Minor
- Apr 24Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Apr 22Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 21Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 10From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 9).Major
- Apr 9
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.Minor
- 2024
- Dec 3From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
- Dec 2Read first time. To print.Introduced