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, under penalty of perjury, the truth and accuracy of the content of the ballot designation worksheet. By expanding the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 13307 of the Elections Code proposed by SB 1360 to be operative only if this bill and SB 1360 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Statutes affected:
03/25/25 - Amended Senate: 65584.04 GOV, 65584.04 GOV, 65584.05 GOV, 65584.05 GOV, 65584.06 GOV, 65584.06 GOV
05/01/25 - Amended Senate: 65584.04 GOV, 65584.05 GOV, 65584.06 GOV
06/11/26 - Amended Assembly: 8121 ELEC, 8121 ELEC, 8147.5 ELEC, 8147.5 ELEC, 65584.04 GOV, 65584.06 GOV
08/13/26 - Amended Assembly: 6041 ELEC, 6041 ELEC, 6340 ELEC, 6340 ELEC, 6520 ELEC, 6520 ELEC, 6722 ELEC, 6722 ELEC, 6852 ELEC, 6852 ELEC, 8020 ELEC, 8020 ELEC, 8020.5 ELEC, 8020.5 ELEC, 8022 ELEC, 8022 ELEC, 8024 ELEC, 8024 ELEC, 8027 ELEC, 8027 ELEC, 8028 ELEC, 8028 ELEC, 8121 ELEC, 8147.5 ELEC, 8903 ELEC, 8903 ELEC, 10220 ELEC, 10220 ELEC, 10224 ELEC, 10224 ELEC, 10225 ELEC, 10225 ELEC, 10229 ELEC, 10229 ELEC, 10407 ELEC, 10407 ELEC, 10510 ELEC, 10510 ELEC, 10516 ELEC, 10516 ELEC, 10603 ELEC, 10603 ELEC, 10604 ELEC, 10604 ELEC, 10704 ELEC, 10704 ELEC, 13107.3 ELEC, 13107.3 ELEC, 13307 ELEC, 13307 ELEC
08/20/26 - Amended Assembly: 6041 ELEC, 6340 ELEC, 6520 ELEC, 6722 ELEC, 6852 ELEC, 8020 ELEC, 8020.5 ELEC, 8022 ELEC, 8024 ELEC, 8027 ELEC, 8028 ELEC, 8121 ELEC, 8147.5 ELEC, 8903 ELEC, 10220 ELEC, 10224 ELEC, 10225 ELEC, 10229 ELEC, 10403 ELEC, 10403 ELEC, 10407 ELEC, 10510 ELEC, 10516 ELEC, 10603 ELEC, 10604 ELEC, 10703 ELEC, 10703 ELEC, 10704 ELEC, 12101 ELEC, 12101 ELEC, 12262 ELEC, 12262 ELEC, 13107.3 ELEC, 13112 ELEC, 13112 ELEC, 13307 ELEC, 13307 ELEC, 13307 ELEC
09/04/26 - Enrolled: 6041 ELEC, 6340 ELEC, 6520 ELEC, 6722 ELEC, 6852 ELEC, 8020 ELEC, 8020.5 ELEC, 8022 ELEC, 8024 ELEC, 8027 ELEC, 8028 ELEC, 8121 ELEC, 8147.5 ELEC, 8903 ELEC, 10220 ELEC, 10224 ELEC, 10225 ELEC, 10229 ELEC, 10403 ELEC, 10407 ELEC, 10510 ELEC, 10516 ELEC, 10603 ELEC, 10604 ELEC, 10703 ELEC, 12101 ELEC, 12262 ELEC, 13107.3 ELEC, 13112 ELEC, 13307 ELEC, 13307 ELEC
SB715: 65584.04 GOV, 65584.05 GOV, 65584.06 GOV