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Committee debates returning Mail‑Ballot to opt‑in system; SB 335 fails in committee vote
Summary
Sen. Strickland’s SB 335, which would require Californians to request vote‑by‑mail ballots rather than receiving them by default, drew sharp opposition from voting rights groups and failed on a 1–4 committee vote.
The California State Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee on Tuesday heard Senate Bill 335, authored by Sen. John Strickland, which would require voters to request a vote‑by‑mail ballot or apply for permanent vote‑by‑mail status instead of receiving ballots automatically.
Strickland said the bill is aimed at improving confidence in elections and ‘‘cleaning up our voter rolls,’’ recounting that he found multiple live ballots in a Huntington Beach PO box after the November election. “I don't think we've done a good enough job at…
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