CA AB1513

Changes delivery requirements for election-related notices, affidavits, and communications from registered mail to certified mail, and allows electronic delivery for certain communications between local officials and the Secretary of State

Updates recall election provisions by replacing references to "trial courts" with "superior courts" throughout the Elections Code, clarifying that superior court judges are considered county officers for recall purposes

Requires local election officials to notify the Secretary of State electronically about special district and school district elections, and to confirm receipt of communications in writing by electronic delivery

Specifies signature requirements for recalling superior court judges, using the same constitutional provisions as state officers, with percentages based on votes cast for countywide offices in the most recent general election

Creates a state-mandated local program by imposing new duties on local officials, with reimbursement to local agencies and school districts if the Commission on State Mandates determines costs are mandated