With just three months left before Californians cast their ballots in the primary, new proposals in the Legislature aim to keep the Trump administration out of state elections.

We kicked off the legislative season with a bang in Sacramento, and I’m happy to report some huge early wins.

Two new legislative proposals co-authored by CA Democratic State Senators Tom Umberg and Sabrina Cervantes would prevent officers from enforcing federal immigration law within 200 feet of a polling place and would bar the federal government from inspecting voting equipment without a federal court order

Weeks after President Donald Trump suggested on a conservative podcast that the Republican Party should “nationalize” voting in the United States, California lawmakers are floating proposals to limit federal presence in elections.

California lawmakers consider bill to ban ICE agents from polling places

In an election year with the Trump administration’s widespread crackdown on immigration enforcement in the backdrop, a pair of California lawmakers are looking to shore up protections for voters.

A bill introduced this week by California lawmakers would ban federal immigration agents from being stationed outside polling places, responding to concerns that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers could interfere with voting during the November midterm elections.

Today, Senators Thomas J. Umberg and Sabrina Cervantes announced joint legislation to strengthen safeguards for California’s elections and protect voters from federal overreach and intimidation.