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AJR-29 • 2026

Voting by mail.

Voting by mail.

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Berman
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 15).
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Voting by Mail Support

This resolution declares California's Legislature opposes federal actions that restrict voting by mail and asks Congress to protect the state’s ability to run its own elections.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares the Legislature's opposition to any federal executive action that restricts, burdens, or interferes with California’s vote-by-mail system.
  • Calls upon the United States Congress to reject any federal legislation that would restrict or eliminate vote-by-mail options.
  • Asks Congress to protect the constitutional authority of states to administer their own elections.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The people of California who use the vote-by-mail system
  • Federal government and Congress

Terms To Know

Legislature
The group that makes laws for a state or country.
Executive action
A decision made by the president or other top government officials to change how something is done without making new laws.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution does not create any new laws, it only expresses opinions and asks others to act.
  • It does not specify what will happen if Congress or the federal government do not follow this advice.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 15).

  2. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  3. 2026-04-13 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

  4. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    From printer.

  5. 2026-04-07 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AJR 29, as introduced, Berman.
Voting by mail.
This measure would declare the Legislature’s opposition to any federal executive action that restricts, burdens, or interferes with California’s vote by mail system and would call upon the United States Congress to reject any federal legislation that would restrict or eliminate vote by mail options and to protect the constitutional authority of states to administer their own elections.

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