California SB884: Elections in 2026 through 2029.

What the bill says

An act to add and repeal Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 400) of Division 0.5 of the Elections Code, relating to elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately Elections in 2026 through 2029. Existing law generally requires county elections officials to divide the county into precincts and designate a polling place for each precinct. As an alternative, a county elections official may conduct any election using vote centers instead of polling places…

From the chaptered text, September 19, 2026:

An act to add and repeal Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 400) of Division 0.5 of the Elections Code, relating to elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately Elections in 2026 through 2029. Existing law generally requires county elections officials to divide the county into precincts and designate a polling place for each precinct. As an alternative, a county elections official may conduct any election using vote centers instead of polling places. Existing law requires counties to provide ballot dropoff locations that are open beginning at least 28 days before the election. Under existing law, a vote by mail ballot is timely cast if it is postmarked on or before election day and received in the mail by the voter’s elections official no later than 7 days after election day. Existing law prohibits and makes it a misdemeanor to engage in specified electioneering activities within 100 feet of a polling place, elections official’s office, satellite location, or an outdoor site at which a voter may cast or drop off a ballot. This bill, for any regular or special election, beginning with the November 3, 2026, statewide general election, held in 2026 through 2029, inclusive, or proclaimed in 2029, would do the following: (1) require all ballot dropoff …

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Sponsors

• Thomas Umberg (D, SD34) · primary sponsor