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Elections: elective office: felony conviction.

It became law on Sep 27, 2026.

CA AB 2691 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

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Became law
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Sponsors
3
Latest action
Sep 27, 2026

What it does

Existing law prohibits the consideration of a person as a candidate for, and provides that the person is not eligible to be elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has been convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 27, 2026

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