Plain English Breakdown
The official text states the Secretary of State or county officials must use data from both sources, but does not specify which source takes priority if records conflict.
Using Social Security Data to Remove Deceased Voters
This law allows California election officials to get death records from the federal government and use them, along with state health data, to remove deceased people from voter lists.
What This Bill Does
- Authorizes the Secretary of State to sign an agreement with the Social Security Administration by January 1, 2028.
- Requires new rules for sending death records electronically if that federal agreement is made.
- Directs election officials to use data from both state health services and the Social Security Administration.
- Orders the cancellation of voter registration forms for people who have died based on this new data.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Secretary of State
- County elections officials
Terms To Know
- Secretary of State
- The state official in charge of running elections and keeping voter records.
- Social Security Administration
- A federal government agency that provides death statistics for this program.
- State-mandated local program
- New work required by the state that increases duties for local officials, which may cost them money.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law only works if the Secretary of State actually signs an agreement with the Social Security Administration.
- It is not yet known if the Commission on State Mandates will decide that this bill contains costs mandated by the state requiring reimbursement.