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TrendingAdvertisementCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom previously issued an executive order requiring mail-in ballots to be sent to all registered voters. The new legislation enshrines his order as law. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |California's legislature overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday requiring all registered voters to receive a mail-in ballot.The Assembly sent the legislation of Gov. for his signature.Advertisement"No one should have to risk their health -- and possibly their life -- to exercise their constitutional right to vote," Assemblyman Marc Berman, a Democrat who co-authored the legislation."In the midst of a deadly health pandemic, giving all California voters the opportunity to vote from the safety of their own home is the responsible thing to do."The governor signed an in early May ordering ballots be sent to all registered voters in response to the coronavirus, but it's faced challenges. Several Republican groups , calling the order unlawful and "a power grab."Putting the mail-in ballot initiative into law gives it stronger legal ground.The legislation still allows Californians the option of voting in person. And Republicans praised language preventing ballots from being sent to voters who haven't participated in elections in recent years.There's been a growing push by some politicians to allow vote-by-mail to encourage continued social distancing during the spread of . Some states allow only those physically unable to vote in person -- the disabled and elderly -- to vote by mail.AdvertisementA released in April indicated that 70 percent of Americans favor allowing all registered voters to vote by mail.Meanwhile, spearheaded by New York University's Brennan Center for Justice found that though the federal government provided $400 million in grants to help states run their elections, the amount isn't enough to adjust for the increased costs associated with the pandemic.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement

TrendingAdvertisementCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom previously issued an executive order requiring mail-in ballots to be sent to all registered voters. The new legislation enshrines his order as law. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |California's legislature overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday requiring all registered voters to receive a mail-in ballot.The Assembly sent the legislation of Gov. for his signature.Advertisement"No one should have to risk their health -- and possibly their life -- to exercise their constitutional right to vote," Assemblyman Marc Berman, a Democrat who...

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