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52Nov 3 election

Office of Elections Cybersecurity.

It became law on Sep 19.

CA AB 2281 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Became law
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
Marc Berman
Latest action
Sep 19

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 19

What it does

Existing law establishes the Office of Elections Cybersecurity within the Secretary of State's office to coordinate efforts between the Secretary of State and local elections officials to reduce the likelihood and severity of cyber incidents and to monitor and counteract false or misleading information regarding the electoral process. Existing law requires the Office of Elections Cybersecurity, among other things, to develop best practices for protecting against threats to election cybersecurity in consultation with federal, state, and local agencies and private organizations.

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Law in California. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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