Assemblymember Berman Refutes Trump’s Lie that California’s Voting is “Rigged”

• Isabelle Grassel
• Communications/Legislative Assistant
• (916) 319-2023
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SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) has released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's claim that California's universal vote-by-mail system is rigged:

"President Trump is once again resorting to baseless lies about the security of California's elections systems to try to distract from the fact that Californians overwhelmingly oppose his policies and his presidency," said Assemblymember Marc Berman, who wrote the law to make California a universal vote-by-mail state in 2021. "Voting by mail is both safe and bipartisan. In fact, the President himself loves to vote by mail. But he hates to lose, which is why he's once again hurling unsubstantiated accusations about voter fraud. Although this is obviously a lie it is still terribly damaging, undermining voters' faith in our democracy."

"This isn't even a new lie. In 2017 he set up a presidential commission, chaired by Vice President Pence and backed by the full weight of the federal government, to scour the country for instances of voter fraud. Six months later he disbanded the commission after no voter fraud was found. This time is no different, but damage is still being done by this incessant eroding of Americans' faith in our democracy. It is truly un-American."

In 2020, in response to the COVID pandemic, Assemblymember Berman authored AB 860 to ensure every active registered voter in California received a ballot in the mail for the 2020 Presidential election. After this wildly successful effort, during which California had the highest voter turnout since 1952, Assemblymember Berman authored AB 37 in 2021 to make California a permanent universal vote-by-mail state.

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