Voter registration: military and overseas voters.

Senator Grove's proposal to streamline California's voter registration system would eliminate separate registration provisions for military and overseas voters, incorporating them into the state's general conditional voter registration framework.

The measure repeals Section 3108 of the Elections Code, which currently allows military and overseas voters to register after the standard registration deadline under two specific circumstances: when released from service after the deadline and returning to their county of residence as an unregistered voter, or when required to relocate under official military orders after the deadline. These voters would instead utilize California's conditional voter registration process, which permits eligible individuals to register and vote within 14 days of an election, including election day itself.

The change aligns with California's existing voter registration system, where voters can register at least 15 days before an election to receive a regular ballot, or complete registration closer to or on election day through the conditional process. Military and overseas voters, along with voters with disabilities, maintain their ability to participate in conditional registration and cast either provisional or nonprovisional ballots under these standard procedures.