AB1539

Presidential elections: qualifications for office.

Chamber Passed·hearing on 8/10/26

California AB1539 mandates that presidential candidates must be certified as eligible under the U.S. Constitution.

California AB1539 amends the Elections Code to require that presidential candidates be certified as eligible under the U.S. Constitution. Political parties and groups of write-in candidates must certify that their nominees for President and Vice President meet the eligibility criteria set by the Twenty-Second Amendment. Failure to certify these qualifications will result in the candidates' names not appearing on the ballot. The bill specifies deadlines for these certifications and outlines the process for write-in candidates.

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Where it stands

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Last
Passed the Assembly · 5–1 · May 26
Current
Appropriations Committee
Next
Hearing · this Monday

Sponsors

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2
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

5 Yea

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1 Nay

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Calendar

Aug 10

10:00 AM

Senate Appropriations Hearing

Aug 3

10:00 AM

Senate Appropriations Hearing

History

Jul 29

Senate

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Jul 1

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Jun 17

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.