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type: "Bill"
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title: "Elections: signature verification statements, unsigned ballot identification statements, and reports of ballot rejections."
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description: "(1) Existing law, upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, requires the elections official to compare the signature on the identification envelope with either the signature appearing on the voter's affidavit or other signature appearing on a form that is part of the voter's registration record. Existing law, if it is determined that the signatures do not compare, requires the elections official to send by first-class mail notice to the voter of the opportunity to verify the voter's signature. Existing law prohibits the elections official from rejecting a vote by mail with signatures that do not compare if the voter delivers a signature verification statement and the signature on the verification statement compares with the signature on file in the voter's record."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20232024"
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identifier: "AB 3184"
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citation: "California AB 3184 (20232024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Elections", "signature verification statements", "unsigned ballot identification statements", "and reports of ballot rejections"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Berman"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2024-02-16"
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last_action: "2024-09-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/420ff38e-9a9c-4535-be2d-da5c1e293205"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3184"
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source_hash: "4ec328ade587f8fabd52dbc68cb4cec253e0b57d722af79971489578a42a0d6f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 3184 (20232024) — Elections: signature verification statements, unsigned ballot identification statements, and reports of ballot rejections.
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(1) Existing law, upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, requires the elections official to compare the signature on the identification envelope with either the signature appearing on the voter's affidavit or other signature appearing on a form that is part of the voter's registration record. Existing law, if it is determined that the signatures do not compare, requires the elections official to send by first-class mail notice to the voter of the opportunity to verify the voter's signature. Existing law prohibits the elections official from rejecting a vote by mail with signatures that do not compare if the voter delivers a signature verification statement and the signature on the verification statement compares with the signature on file in the voter's record.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/16/24 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3184&version=20230AB318499INT)
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2. **06/24/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3184&version=20230AB318498AMD)
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3. **08/06/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3184&version=20230AB318497AMD)
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4. **08/12/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3184&version=20230AB318496AMD)
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5. **08/19/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3184&version=20230AB318495AMD)
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6. **09/22/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3184&version=20230AB318493CHP)
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7. **AB3184** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3184)
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8. **09/04/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3184&version=20230AB318494ENR)
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## Votes
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- That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading AB3184 Berman By Blakespear Urgency Clause — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 3184 Berman Concurrence - Urgency Added — **76–0** (pass) · lower
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- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 3184 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day — **71–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Berman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-16** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-17** From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
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- **2024-03-11** Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-24** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-08** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 8). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-09** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2024-05-16** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-16** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2024-05-29** Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-06-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2024-07-02** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2024-08-05** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
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- **2024-08-06** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2024-08-06** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2024-08-07** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2024-08-08** Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). `referral-committee`
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- **2024-08-08** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2024-08-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2024-08-14** From committee: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-08-19** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2024-08-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2024-08-22** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 5294.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2024-08-22** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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- **2024-08-23** Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-08-28** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
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- **2024-08-29** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 29). `committee-passage`
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- **2024-08-30** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-09-11** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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- **2024-09-22** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2024-09-22** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 437, Statutes of 2024. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/420ff38e-9a9c-4535-be2d-da5c1e293205`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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