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CA AB37

Bill

Status

Passed

9/27/2021

Primary Sponsor

Marc Berman

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Extends vote by mail ballot requirements to all elections and all local elections officials, requiring ballots to be mailed to every registered voter beginning 29 days before each election.

  • Permits any voter to cast a ballot using a certified remote accessible vote by mail system for any election, not just voters with disabilities or military/overseas voters.

  • Extends the deadline for receiving mailed ballots from 3 days after election day to 7 days after election day, with allowances for USPS or private mail delivery company postmarks as proof of timely mailing.

  • Requires counties not conducting all-mail elections to provide at least two vote by mail drop-off locations or one location per 30,000 registered voters (whichever is greater), with at least one exterior drop box available 12 hours daily starting 28 days before election day.

  • Requires vote by mail tracking systems to be accessible to voters with disabilities and allows jurisdictions with necessary computer capability to begin processing ballots 29 days before any election.

Legislative Description

Elections: vote by mail ballots.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 312, Statutes of 2021.

9/27/2021

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/13/2021
Elections and Constitutional Amendments6/9/2021
Rules5/28/2021
Appropriations4/15/2021
Elections1/11/2021

Full Bill Text

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