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52Nov 3 election

Voting: signature verification.

It became law on Oct 3, 2025.

CA AB 827 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Became law
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Assembly
Sponsors
Latest action
Oct 3, 2025

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 3, 2025

What it does

(1) Existing law requires an elections official who receives a vote by mail ballot to compare the signature on the identification envelope with the signature in the voter's registration record. If the signature does not compare, or if the identification envelope is missing the signature, the elections official must provide notice to the voter no later than 8 days before certification of the election of the voter's opportunity to verify their signature. The voter may verify their signature no later than 5 p.m. 2 days before certification of the election, including, if applicable, by providing their signature on an unsigned identification statement.

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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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