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CA AB1040
Bill
Status
Failed
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Bill Essayli
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AI Summary
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Protects voting domicile for individuals displaced by natural disasters who intend to return to their original home or relocate within the same jurisdiction
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Allows displaced voters to provide a temporary mailing address without losing their established voting domicile
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Amends Elections Code Section 2021 to add natural disaster displacement as a specific exception to domicile requirements
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Updates existing code language to use gender-neutral pronouns ("the person's" instead of "his or her")
Legislative Description
Elections: residency: displacement by natural disaster.
Last Action
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2/2/2026
Committee Referrals
Elections3/10/2025
Full Bill Text
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