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Alex Padilla: While we continue to see unprecedented efforts to interfere with elections from the Trump Administration, it is a relief…

On the recordJune 30, 2026
While we continue to see unprecedented efforts to interfere with elections from the Trump Administration, it is a relief to see federal courts make clear that these attacks on mail and absentee voting are clearly illegal and unconstitutional.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Statement on Supreme Court ruling regarding voting rights.

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