LOS ANGELES: California Republican Party leaders, egged on by President Donald Trump, vowed on Wednesday to keep collecting ballots that voters delive...
An official Orange County election ballot drop box is shown in Laguna Hills, California, U.S., October 14, 2020. — Reuters picCalifornia Republican Party leaders, egged on by President Donald Trump, vowed on Wednesday to keep collecting ballots that voters deliver to party-furnished drop boxes in churches, gun shops and campaign offices, a practice they defended as perfectly legal.
Partisan fights over mail ballots and drop-box collections have become a defining issue in the 2020 U.S. presidential race, as the popularity of such voting methods surges this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and concerns over U.S. Postal Service delays. "Unofficial, unauthorized drop boxes are not permitted in the state of California," Padilla told reporters on Tuesday.
Republican leaders said doing so was legal under rule changes, enacted by the Democratic-controlled legislature, allowing voters to designate third-party individuals outside their immediate families or households to collect and submit ballots on their behalf. Hiltachk denied the party was trying to mislead voters. He said he did not know how many ballots were received in party drop boxes so far.
A spokeswoman for Padilla said the secretary of state was reviewing Hiltachk's letter and would likely respond on Thursday.
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