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Published: Tuesday, 16 March 2021 05:51
March 16, 2021 - SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced on Monday from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure California’s presidential
electors cast ballots for candidates who won the popular vote and do not instead switch candidates or abstain from voting.
“We must protect the legitimacy of our free election process and prevent extreme partisanship from denying the will of the voters,”
Sen. Dodd said. “This is a commonsense measure that ensures electors uphold their responsibilities. Those who go rogue threaten the underpinnings of our democracy and cannot be tolerated.”
Sen. Dodd introduced Senate Bill 103 amid increased national attention on the manipulation of the Electoral College system following the 2020 presidential election. Although President Joe Biden was the clear winner over President Donald Trump, some groups in other states suggested electors might ignore the outcome and ratify Trump instead.
Dodd’s ‘protect democracy’ bill clears Senate committee
Sen. Bill Dodd
FAIRFIELD A bill designed to “protect democracy” from “faithless” votes in the Electoral College has cleared a committee in the state Senate.
Senate Bill 103 is authored by Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa. It is sponsored by the bipartisan California Commission on Uniform State Laws and was approved Monday by the Senate Elections Committee on a 5-0 vote.
It heads next to the Appropriations Committee.
The legislation, should it become law, would ensure that California’s presidential electors cast ballots for candidates who won the popular vote and do not instead switch candidates or abstain from voting.