"A person shall not perform any act for the purpose of, or in furtherance of, the enforcement of federal immigration laws while within 200 feet of any polling place, county elections office, or location at which ballots are being counted, canvassed, audited, certified, or recounted, reads the bill. The legislation comes after Donald Trump said earlier this month that Republicans should nationalize and take over voting in at least 15 unspecified locations, repeating his false claims that US elections are plagued by fraud."
"If approved by the legislature and signed by Gavin Newsom, California's governor, the bill would also expand protections for voters. It would allow counties to open vote centers earlier, increase ballot drop boxes and extend polling hours if immigration enforcement disrupts voting. The bill would also expand buffer zones around voting sites, where political activity is not allowed, from 100ft to 200ft."
State senator Tom Umberg and co-author Sabrina Cervantes introduced legislation to prohibit federal immigration agents from performing immigration enforcement within 200 feet of polling places, county elections offices, and ballot-counting locations. The bill explicitly bars acts intended to enforce federal immigration laws near polling sites and enlarges nonpolitical buffer zones from 100 feet to 200 feet. The measure would allow counties to open vote centers earlier, add ballot drop boxes, and extend polling hours if immigration enforcement disrupts voting. The proposal follows calls to nationalize voting locations and allegations of widespread fraud that have raised concerns about voter intimidation.
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