WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Adam Schiff issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) announced the State and Local Election Security Act of 2026, legislation to provide up to $10 billion for state and local election administration to support election security and improve efficiency. In the wake of the Trump Administration's dismantling of many federal election security activities and the disinformation attacks on California's vote-counting process in the recent primary election, this funding would help states and localities to invest in additional and upgraded voting equipment, physical and cybersecurity, storage space, staff and other needs to improve election administration.
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