SB 405
Elections: voter identification.
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Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Elections and Constitutional Amendments
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Bill overview
This bill seeks to remove a restriction on California local governments regarding voter identification requirements. Currently, local governments are prohibited from requiring voters to show identification when casting ballots. This bill would repeal that prohibition, allowing local jurisdictions to implement or maintain voter ID policies if authorized by state or federal law. This change would shift the authority to determine voter identification requirements from local entities to state and federal regulations.
Key provisions
- Repeals Section 10005 of the Elections Code.
- Removes the prohibition on local governments requiring voter identification.
- Allows local governments to implement voter ID policies consistent with state or federal law.
- Defines ‘local government’ for the purpose of the section.
Who is affected
- Local governments
- California voters
- California election officials
Notable changes
- Eliminates a current restriction on local voter ID policies.
- Shifts authority for voter ID requirements to state and federal law.
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SB405:v99#DOCUMENT
Bill Start
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 405
| Introduced by Senator Choi (Coauthors: Senators Alvarado-Gil, Jones, Niello, Ochoa Bogh, and Seyarto) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Castillo, DeMaio, and Essayli) |
| February 14, 2025 |
An act to repeal Section 10005 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 405, as introduced, Choi. Elections: voter identification.
Existing law prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing any charter provision, ordinance, or regulation requiring a person to present identification for the purpose of voting or submitting a ballot at any polling place, vote center, or other location where ballots are cast or submitted.
This bill would repeal that prohibition.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 10005 of the Elections Code is repealed.
10005.
A local government shall not enact or enforce any charter provision, ordinance, or regulation requiring a person to present identification for the purpose of voting or submitting a ballot at any polling place, vote center, or other location where ballots are cast or submitted, unless required by state or federal law. For the purpose of this section, “local government” means any charter or general law city, charter or general law county, or any city and county.