Newsom Signs California Election Bills

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 13 election-related bills aimed at protecting the state’s voting systems and election administration before the November midterms. One law makes it a felony to seize ballots, election records or certified voting technology before results are certified. The bills respond to fights over mail voting rules and federal activity at California election sites. State officials said the Supreme Court recently blocked Trump administration mail-voting limits, but they warned the state could not let down its guard. Newsom said the package was meant to stop Donald Trump and allied actors from interfering in California elections. The laws now head into implementation by state and local agencies.