Republicans sue to stop Newsom from sending mail-in ballots to all California voters

Republican groups are challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter in California.

The Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the California Republican Party filed a lawsuit on Sunday, claiming that the Democratic governor's executive order to provide voters with mail-in ballots ahead of November's general election redesigns the state's electoral system and "violates eligible citizens' right to vote."

"Democrats continue to use this pandemic as a ploy to implement their partisan election agenda, and Governor Newsom's executive order is the latest direct assault on the integrity of our elections," RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement. "Newsom's illegal power grab is a recipe for disaster that would destroy the confidence Californians deserve to have in the security of their vote."

"California's election system is already burdened with serious issues. The disastrous Motor Voter program arbitrarily changed voter registration for thousands casting doubt on the integrity and accuracy of our voter rolls," California GOP Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson added.

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