California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law to protect state elections from federal interference, effective immediately before the June 2 primary. The law prohibits unauthorized access to voter rolls and election technology, and restricts law enforcement disruption of election workers.
- The law responds to concerns about Trump administration tactics, including potential deployment of federal agents to polling places. - Newsom cited the FBI's seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia and records requests in Arizona and Michigan as evidence of federal overreach.
- The White House denied plans to interfere, with a spokesperson calling Newsom's attacks false. - The law also criminalizes taking voted ballots from election officials, amid a national redistricting push by Trump that could affect midterm outcomes.