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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills to increase voter protection

Newsom arrives at the Emmy Awards
Gavin Newsom during the Television Academy's 78th Emmy Awards telecast at the JW Marriott on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Content Services)

On Saturday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 13 bills to increase protections for mail-in voters. These bills make any interference of mail-in ballots illegal. Newsom says, the bills respond to Trump’s “attack” on mail-in voting. He hopes they will ease the minds of Californians after 600,000 ballots were seized by a Riverside County sheriff in suspicion of voter fraud.