Governor on Oct. 26 issued a statement after a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s challenge to state election authority, the governor’s office said.
Newsom called the ruling “a positive development and a welcome speed bump to Trump’s disgusting attacks on the Constitution and our country’s democracy,” the governor’s office said; he said he has been sounding the alarm since last year when Trump illegally federalized the California National Guard, and described the lawsuit as another step in what he called an effort to seize powers reserved to others.
Newsom urged Californians to participate in the election and to avoid becoming disillusioned; he advised voters to vote early, go to a vote center or put their ballot in a dropbox, and said higher participation will make it harder for false claims to cast doubt on results.
Attorney General said the Constitution gives states and Congress; not the president or the executive branch; the power to set the time, place and manner of elections; he added that counts, recounts, hand counts and audits show voter fraud is exceedingly rare and said California will fight unlawful federal overreach.
The governor’s office closed by saying California is fighting back and calling on all Californians to do the same; practical takeaway for readers: participate early and use official vote options to protect the integrity of the election, the office said.
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Gavin Newsom
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Rob Bonta
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