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California’s attorney general and chief elections officer demanded GOP campaign officials stop using private ballot collection containers marked as “official” drop-boxes, saying the boxes that have appeared in communities across the state are illegal https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-12/california-gop-republicans-under-fire-unofficial-ballot-dropboxes-orange-county
State officials argue CA GOP's private ballot boxes are illegal. Law experts note GOP use of "official" drop-boxes is illegal; some say GOP's claim that this is like ballot collection is "ridiculous on its face." CA GOP disagrees. W/ @stephaniealai https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-13/california-gop-defends-unofficial-ballot-boxes
The dispute marks the latest escalation of a national debate between Dems + the GOP over allegations of voter suppression + voter fraud before the election, a battle many political analysts fear is undermining public confidence in the election’s integrity https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-13/california-gop-defends-unofficial-ballot-boxes
NEW: The CA GOP is pushing back against state election officials over their use of unofficial ballot boxes. "We are going to be ballot-harvesting throughout our entire state." A party spox said state GOP is looking into "potentially expanding” the practice https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-14/california-gop-republicans-ballot-boxes-unofficial
State officials have demanded the GOP stop using unofficial ballot drop boxes. In their response to officials' cease + desist letter, CA GOP said they plan to accept ballots "delivered by voters to a local Party office or headquarters through election day" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-14/california-gop-republicans-ballot-boxes-unofficial
