Welcome to the Committee on Elections and Redistricting

Committee Jurisdiction: Primary jurisdictions are elections and redistricting.

The Elections and Redistricting Committee is located in the Legislative Office Building, 1020 N Street, Room 365 and the phone number is (916) 319-2094.

Please see information and resources below regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and California elections:
 

• On March 20, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that (1) permits three upcoming special elections to be conducted as mailed-ballot elections, (2) extends the deadlines for completion of the official canvass of California’s March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election, and (3) suspends the timeframes for public hearings required by political subdivisions that are changing from an at-large method of election to district elections. The executive order can be found here.
   
• The Secretary of State prepared the following information and guidance related to the COVID-19 crisis:
  
  • A webpage with information about COVID-19 and the Agency’s business generally can be found here.
  • Information and guidance to county elections officials regarding the extension of the period for completing the canvass of the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election pursuant to the Governor’s March 20, 2020 executive order can be found here.
  • Guidance to county elections officials regarding the filing of petitions by initiative proponents can be found here.
     
• The Fair Political Practices Commission prepared the following information and guidance related to statements and reports that are required to be filed under the Political Reform Act:
  
  • Guidance to individuals who are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests (a.k.a., Form 700) is available here. UPDATE: On March 26, 2020, the Fair Political Practices Commission announced that it will allow a 60-day extension until June 1, 2020 for those who otherwise were required to file a 2019 annual Statement of Economic Interests (a.k.a., Form 700) by April 1, 2020. 
  • Guidance for complying with campaign finance disclosure filing deadlines is available here.  
  • Guidance for complying with behested payment reporting requirements is available here. 

Assembly Member Marc Berman, 
Chair of the Elections and Redistricting Committee

Assembly Member James Gallagher, 
Vice Chair of the Elections and Redistricting Committee

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