On September 7, no hearing was held on California’s AB 1413, the bill that removes write-in space from November ballots for Congress and state office. The leadership of the legislature has decided not to consider the bill until next year. Thanks to everyone who telephoned the California State Senate President’s office complaining about the bill. UPDATE: here is a Sacramento Bee story about the bill. The story explains some of the other issues in the bill.
Current law (Elections Code 2026) already says that a member of the legislature or Congress is conclusively presumed to be domiciled at the address on their registration. Apparently, “conclusive” is not sufficient in California, and a “not withstanding” was needed.