SB 1310: Voter registration: prospective jurors.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law permits a United States citizen who is 18 years of age, a resident of California, and not imprisoned for a felony to register to vote and to vote. Existing law provides procedures for the Secretary of State and a county elections official to register a person to vote, and to update and to cancel the person’s voter registration.

Existing law provides criteria that disqualify a person from serving on a jury, including if the person is not a United States citizen or not a resident of the jurisdiction where they are summoned. Existing law requires prospective jurors to be selected at random from sources that represent cross sections of the population of the area served by the court. Existing law provides that voter registration lists are appropriate source lists for the selection of jurors.

This bill would require a jury commissioner to provide notice to the Secretary of State and the county elections official if the jury commissioner receives information from a juror affidavit that contains an attestation by the prospective juror under penalty of perjury that they are not qualified for jury service because they are not a United States citizen or not a resident of the county. The bill would require the elections official who receives this information and determines the person is ineligible to vote to inactivate the person’s voter registration and send notice to the person that provides them an opportunity to confirm their eligibility, as specified. The bill would require an elections official to update the voter registration for a person who is registered to vote if the jury commissioner provides a current residence address for the person that is in a county other than the county in which they were summoned.

By establishing new duties for local elections officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.

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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. April 22, 2026April 21 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 9. Page 3980.) Reconsideration granted.
2. April 9, 2026Set for hearing April 21.
3. April 8, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
4. April 7, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3755.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
5. March 26, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
6. March 16, 2026Set for hearing April 7.
7. March 4, 2026Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and JUD.
8. February 23, 2026Read first time.
9. February 23, 2026From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
10. February 20, 2026Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.