Newsom calls the ballot lawsuit an attack on the rule of law
Gavin NewsomGovernor of California
Newsom describes the lawsuit as the president's latest attack on the rule of law and on the state and federal constitutions.
“For more than a year, California’s sovereignty has been under siege, and this lawsuit is his latest attack on the rule of law, the California Constitution, and the U.S. Constitution”
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DOJ seeks to set aside flagged California ballots; Weber disputes its evidence
DOJ seeks to segregate certain California mail ballots and prevent their federal-election tabulation until citizenship is verified. It identifies more than 20,000 registrants as likely noncitizens. Shirley Weber disputes the evidence, deadline and legality of the demand.
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Press release from Attorney General Rob Bonta's office issued after the district court denied the temporary restraining order. This entry cites the statement it quotes from Governor Gavin Newsom.
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Newsom's statement, released with Attorney General Bonta's, opens by saying the legal system was standing up to the president for the second day that week.
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He says California will continue to deliver an election that follows state and federal law as the courts decide the case.
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Relative to DOJ's request to segregate the flagged ballots, Newsom condemns the lawsuit that seeks it.
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