Rob Bonta

Rob Bonta is California’s attorney general.

Case

Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?

Trump’s administration says new USPS ballot-mail requirements will deter fraud. States, civil-rights groups and some justices dispute their authority and timing. The case asks whether mandatory enforcement should proceed for the November 2026 election.

Voting Rights 2026 Midterm ElectionsPublished September 15, 2026

Statements by Rob Bonta

Rob Bonta

Role at the time: California attorney general

September 14, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Bonta says immediate enforcement would have severely disrupted states reliant on mailed ballots.

“the consequences would have been catastrophic”

Read the official statementWeber, Bonta and Newsom respond to Supreme Court mail-voting decisionPress release 26-116; separately attributed quotation blocks

Why we used this label

Condemns the consequences of the proposed November rollout.

Read statement Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?

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2026 Midterm Elections
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Rob Bonta

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Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?

Statements by Rob Bonta

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