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Committee backs AB 1116 to expand online registration by allowing signature image uploads

2937095 · April 9, 2025
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Summary

AB 1116 would let eligible Californians without a DMV ID register online by entering the last four digits of their Social Security number and uploading a signature image; the committee passed the bill with the author agreeing to work with the Secretary of State on technical and cost concerns.

The committee passed Assembly Bill 1116, which expands California’s Online Voter Registration (OVR) system to allow eligible applicants who lack a California DMV driver’s license or ID card to register online by providing the last four digits of their Social Security number and uploading a photograph of their signature.

Assemblymember Berman presented the bill and agreed to remove a provision that would have allowed third‑party…

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