As other states make it harder for people to vote, California is expanding and protecting voting access.
State officials believe voting should be easy, that's why every active registered voter receives a ballot in the mail and Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed new legislation to make it even easier and safer to participate in our democracy.
The bills signed today will:
Increase vote-by-mail ballot drop box locations at UC and CSU campuses.
Protect election officials and poll workers from doxing and harassment by giving them the option to keep their home address confidential.
Increase multilingual resources and access to polling places.
The bills in the package include:
• AB 1631 by Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) – Elections: elections officials.
• AB 2815 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Elections: vote by mail ballot drop-off locations.
• SB 1131 by Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) – Address confidentiality: public entity employees and contractors.
Last month, Gov. Newsom signed SB 103 by Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) ensuring the state’s presidential electors cast ballots for candidates who won the election.
In a move to increase access to democracy and enfranchise more voters, the governor last year signed legislation permanently requiring a vote by mail ballot be mailed to every active registered voter in the state — a practice that began in California in 2020 as a safety measure to counteract pandemic-related disruptions and resulted in record voter participation.
For full text of the bills, visit http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
New laws make voting in California easier
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