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Elections: voter registration.

It was vetoed on Sep 27, 2026.

CA AB 1116 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Vetoed
Started in
Assembly
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Sep 27, 2026

What it does

Existing law authorizes a person who is qualified to register to vote and who has a valid California driver's license or state identification card to submit an affidavit of voter registration electronically on the Secretary of State's internet website. Existing law requires this affidavit to contain a statement that the county elections official must compare the affiant's signature on the identification envelope for the return of a vote by mail ballot with the signatures appearing in the voter's registration record, including the signature appearing on the applicant's driver's license or state identification card. The Secretary of State must require a person who submits such an affidavit to…

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Where it stands

This bill failed and is no longer moving.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    Vetoed

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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