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Senate Elections Committee advances bill to limit federal inspections of California voting machines
Summary
Senate Elections Committee voted to advance SB 73, authored by Chair Senator Cervantes, which would prohibit county registrars from allowing federal agents to inspect voting machines; the secretary of state offered technical amendments and a Republican committee member called the bill unnecessary given federal subpoena processes.
Senator Susan (Senator) Cervantes urged the Senate Elections Committee to pass SB 73, saying California's election systems "have been under attack" and that recent public comments by former President Trump and Department of Justice activity in some counties justify statutory protections. "That is why SB 73 builds upon SB 851 by prohibiting county registrars from allowing federal agents from inspecting voting machines," Cervantes said, and added the bill contains an urgency clause so protections are in place before the June statewide primary.
Tim Cromartie,…
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