WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
New bill would provide State AGs and voters with ability to enforce federal election protections and protect voters' ballots from seizure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As President Trump escalates his efforts to interfere in the administration of American elections ahead of the upcoming 2026 midterms, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections and California's former Secretary of State, introduced the Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections Act, legislation that would provide State Attorneys General and voters with a private right of action to e...