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Elections: official canvass: unprocessed ballots.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA SB 718 · Senate Bill · 2023–2024

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Jul 5, 2023

What it does

Existing law requires a county elections official, upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, to compare the signature on the identification envelope with the voter's signature appearing on specified voter registration records. If the elections official determines that the signatures do not match, or if the identification envelope does not contain a signature, existing law requires the elections official to notify the voter of the opportunity to verify the voter's signature or provide a signature, as applicable. Existing law requires the elections official to accept the voter's ballot if the voter verifies the signature or provides a signature by no later than 2 days before the certification of…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Jul 5, 2023

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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Who is involved

Sponsors

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

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