Republicans sue California over mail-out ballot plan

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Republicans sue California over mail-out ballot plan

Rebecca Falconer at Axios

https://www.axios.com/republicans-sue-california-mail-out-vote-plan-38762bf1-c66a-47c9-abd4-174f95ee1ea4.html

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President Trump accused Democrats of trying to Rig" November's elections as Republican groups filed a lawsuit against California Sunday in an attempt to stop Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) from mailing ballots to all registered voters.

Driving the news: Newsom signed an executive order this month in response to the coronavirus pandemic to make sure all registered voters in the state receive a mail-in ballot.

The suit from the Republican national and congressional committees, along with the California Republican Party, aims to have the order ruled unlawful.

The big picture: Many states have placed an increased emphasis on access to early voting this year as part of efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19.

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[MiniMe]

1. It's interesting. In Maryland, they sent mail-in ballots to everybody that was an

active voter, meaning that they had voted recently. I had already applied for an absentee ballot, I didn't find out until later that everybody got a mail-in ballot.