“California lawmakers pass November mail-ballot bill — with surprising GOP support”

Politico:

California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill Thursday that would bolster California’s plan to mail every voter a ballot for the November election — and passed it with support from several Republicans, despite monthslong criticism of absentee voting from President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders.

Newsom has already ordered county elections officials to send all eligible Californians ballots in an effort to prevent the general election from becoming a coronavirus health hazard. But that directive has drawn multiple legal challenges — including from the California Republican Party — so enshrining the all-mail mandate in statute puts it on stronger legal footing….

Republicans who supported the bill commended language ensuring that ballots will not be mailed to inactive voters who have not participated in recent elections. The Trump administration has seized on a lawsuit finding inactive voters on the rolls to falsely claim California is mailing ballots to ineligible voters.

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