Alex Padilla: “The most beautiful thing about our democracy is state sovereignty; one size fits all rarely works”

Any DOJ action that could spoil an election would be one of the most serious constitutional violations imaginable.

We will fight this illegal overreach every step of the way.

We’ve seen this coming: Donald Trump’s Department of Justice with no authority is now actively trying to interfere in the 2026 elections and strong-arm California into purging names from our voter rolls and blocking mail ballots based…

I know how California elections work very, very well. They’re safe, they’re secure. They’re fair, they’re free, and they’re going to stay that way.