California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 1513: Election procedures: certified mail and superior courts.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 1513 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on March 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Election procedures: certified mail and superior courts. Primary sponsor: Committee on Elections. Most recent recorded action (October 3, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 304, Statutes of 2025.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
(1)Existing law requires specified notices, affidavits, and communications regarding elections to be delivered by registered mail.
This bill would instead require delivery by certified mail or, for certain communications between local officials and the Secretary of State, by electronic delivery. By imposing new duties on local officials with respect to elections, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.
(2)Existing law provides procedures for the recall of enumerated elective officers, including, among others, trial court judges.
This bill would replace references to trial courts in these provisions with references to superior courts.
(3)This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 15621 of the Elections Code proposed by Assembly Bill 930 to be operative only if this bill and Assembly Bill 930 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
(4)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.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Elections | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | Assembly | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 304, Statutes of 2025.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3183.).
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2610.).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Ordered to third reading.
- From Consent Calendar.
- Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
- From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.