WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today,U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections and California's former Secretary of State, and Adam Schiff (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 upgrad...