California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB715: Elections.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 6041, 6340, 6520, 6722, 6852, 8020, 8020.5, 8022, 8024, 8027, 8028, 8121, 8147.5, 8903, 10220, 10224, 10225, 10229, 10403, 10407, 10510, 10516, 10603, 10604, 10703, 12101, 12262, 13112, 13107.3, and 13307 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. elections Elections. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to transmit a certified list of candidates for partisan and voter-nominated offices eligible to be voted on within each county to the county elections official at least 68 days before a primary or general election…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 6041, 6340, 6520, 6722, 6852, 8020, 8020.5, 8022, 8024, 8027, 8028, 8121, 8147.5, 8903, 10220, 10224, 10225, 10229, 10403, 10407, 10510, 10516, 10603, 10604, 10703, 12101, 12262, 13112, 13107.3, and 13307 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. elections Elections. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to transmit a certified list of candidates for partisan and voter-nominated offices eligible to be voted on within each county to the county elections official at least 68 days before a primary or general election. Existing law also requires the Secretary of State to notify the candidates for partisan and voter-nominated offices of the names, addresses, offices, occupations, and party preferences of all other candidates for the same office at least 73 days before the election. Existing law imposes various deadlines pertaining to candidates and elections. Existing law requires a candidate who submits a ballot designation to file a ballot designation worksheet, as specified. This bill would move the deadline to notify candidates of the other candidates for the same office to at least 78 days before the election. The bill would move other specified deadlines earlier, including the deadline for the Secretary of State to publicly announce a list of candidates and the availability of specified forms and documents. The bill would require a candidate to certify, …
Sponsors
- (D, SD24) · primary sponsor