Relates to absentee ballots for relating to absentee ballots for school district elections
This bill clarifies valid reasons for obtaining absentee ballots in school district elections where poll registration isn't used. It updates requirements for voters to state specific, good-faith reasons for needing an absentee ballot, including being absent from their county, unable to vote due to illness or caregiving duties, hospitalized, or detained in jail (excluding felony convictions). Voters must now provide detailed information about their circumstances, such as specific absence dates or locations for travel, and sign a declaration confirming the accuracy of their statements. The changes apply directly to school district voters seeking absentee ballots under current law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Nov 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Signed Nov 21, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · Assembly May 21, 2025
How they voted
50–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Apr 2, 2025
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican22
54% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Nov 21, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.541
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelley Mayer
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
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