Elections officials across California said Wednesday that the proposed rules written by Democratic lawmakers for the recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom could push the event’s cost far beyond the current estimate of $215 million, creating voter confusion and delaying the counting of ballots.https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Source: Elections officials alarmed by Democrats’ plans to change Newsom recall rules...

The attorney general’s announcement comes as the Biden administration faces growing pressure from civil rights groups and state Democrats to more forcefully challenge GOP efforts pass new voting limits.https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Source: Garland announces expansion of Justice Department’s voting rights unit, vowing to scrutinize GOP-backed voting restrictions and ballot reviews...

A360 Media LLC., the parent company of the Trump-aligned tabloid National Enquirer, has agreed to pay the Federal Election Commission $187,500 for breaking campaign finance law during the 2016 election, The Wall Street Journal reported.Source: The publisher of a Trump-aligned tabloid agreed to pay the FEC nearly $200,000 for violating campaign-finance law during the 2016 election...

Only 40% of Californians say they’d vote to oust embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in this autumn’s all-but-certain recall election, according to a new poll. But count the incoming head of one the Golden State’s largest and most influential unions as part of that 40%.Source: Incoming head of powerful California union vows to run Newsom's 'a-- out of office'...