Voter registration: military and overseas voters.
Summary
Existing law authorizes an individual who registers to vote at least 15 days before an election day, to vote in that election by a regular ballot. Existing law permits an individual who is eligible to register to vote to complete a registration application during the 14 days immediately preceding an election or on the day of the election, and to vote by conditional ballot or regular ballot, as specified. Existing law provides that otherwise qualified military and overseas voters and voters with disabilities may complete a conditional voter registration and cast a provisional ballot or nonprovisional ballot under those provisions. Existing law also permits a military or overseas voter to register after the closing date of registration if the voter is released from service after the closing date, returns to the voter's county of residence, and is not a registered voter in that county, or if the voter is required to move under official active duty military orders after the closing date. This bill would repeal the latter provision as obsolete due to the inclusion of military and overseas voters in the general conditional voter registration process.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Aug 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Signed Aug 28, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2025 · Assembly Aug 21, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 5, 2025
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Aug 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2705.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 15).
lower
Jul 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
lower
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and M. & V.A.
lower
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1011.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 934.) (April 29).
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 918.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Coms. on M. & V.A. and E. & C.A.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and M. & V.A.
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shannon Grove
RRepublican
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