Senate Bill 73, designed to protect California elections from outside interference, has cleared two Assembly committees and could take effect before the June 2 primary. - The bill makes it a felony to take voted ballots from the custody of a county elections official.
- It prohibits deployment of military or law enforcement at voting locations without authorization. - It allows the Secretary of State or Attorney General to veto such authorization.
- The bill also requires a warrant for searches or seizures of voting machines or voter rosters. The legislation now heads to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.