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SB 91: All-mailed ballot elections: vote centers.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-06-10: From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

Existing law authorizes any county to conduct any election as an all-mailed ballot election if specified conditions are met, including that beginning 10 days before the day of the election and continuing daily up to and including the fourth day before the election at least one vote center is provided for every 50,000 registered voters within the jurisdiction where the election is held.

This bill would revise that condition to instead require provision of the vote centers at least 5 days before the election.

Existing law requires the Secretary of State, for any election for which there is a tie vote except an election for Governor or Lieutenant Governor, a local election for which the legislative body has adopted procedures for a special runoff election, and certain primary elections, to summon the candidates subject to the tie vote to the Secretary of States office at the State Capitol, where the Secretary of State must determine the tie by lot.This bill would allow the Secretary of State to summon candidates subject to a tie vote to any of the Secretary of States office locations.

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