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Constitutional Law

Sep. 15, 2026

Protecting California's ballot boxes

California's SB 73 carefully balances election security and local authority, providing a strong constitutional defense against potential federal interference in the November 2026 elections.

Dan Jacobson

Attorney
Jacobson & Associates

Phone: (714) 505-4872

Email: dlj@jacobsonlawyers.com

Dan Jacobson is a practicing attorney in Tustin; a law professor-emeritus; a retired Governor of the California Insurance Guarantee Association, having been appointed to that position by Congressman John Garamendi, when Congressman Garamendi was California's Insurance Commission; and, a recently retired member of California's Board of Accountancy, having been appointed to that position by Assembly-Speaker Anthony Rendon.

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Protecting California's ballot boxes
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The headline of the lead story in the Aug. 23, 2026, Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times announced in large and bolded letters: "Democrats prep for potential interference in the midterms." The article detailed the concerns amongst a vast number of officials. In fact, the article said that "[l]awyers for Democratic states and civic groups are pre-writing legal challenges to ballot seizures." The Times cited a UC Berkeley Institute of Studies poll, which was co-sponso...

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