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CA AB1040

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Bill Essayli

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Protects voting domicile for individuals displaced by natural disasters who intend to return to their original home or relocate within the same jurisdiction

  • Allows displaced voters to provide a temporary mailing address without losing their established voting domicile

  • Amends Elections Code Section 2021 to add natural disaster displacement as a specific exception to domicile requirements

  • 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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