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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 916

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Relating to: including a space for write-in candidates on city election ballots; eliminating independent candidates from the partisan primary ballot; and using a temporary operator’s license or identification card to establish proof of residence for voter registration (suggested as remedial legislation by the Elections Commission).

Elections — Ballots Elections — Registration Elections commission Electric utility Identification cards Motor vehicle — Drivers license Motor vehicle — Equipment Municipality — Elections Primary elections Statutes — Revision

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill does all of the following:

1. Requires that the official ballot for city offices must provide sufficient space for write-in candidates.

2. Eliminates the requirement that independent candidates for state office appear on the partisan primary ballot.

3. Specifies that a current and valid temporary operator’s license or temporary identification card issued by the Department of Transportation may be used to establish proof of residence for voter registration. Current law enumerates a number of kinds of documents that may be used to establish proof of residence for a person registering to vote. Those documents include an operator’s license or identification card for voting, both issued by DOT.

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Notes

provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Law Revision Committee

Full history

  1. Jan 27, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Law Revision Committee

  2. Jan 27, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

  3. Jan 27, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1