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California Seeks $90M for Ballot Modernization, Education

6/11/2026

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California officials have asked for $55 million to modernize ballot-processing equipment to restore voter confidence while the Supreme Court weighs a mail-ballot receipt ruling.
State officials also seek $35 million for a voter-education campaign on the changes.
Election law expert Rick Hasen says the bottleneck is ballots arriving before election day, not late mail votes.
Lawmakers are studying a drop-off system that would turn mailed envelopes into in-person votes to speed counting.

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California officials have asked for $55 million to modernize ballot-processing equipment to restore voter confidence while the Supreme Court weighs a mail-ballot receipt ruling.
State officials also seek $35 million for a voter-education campaign on the changes.
Election law expert Rick Hasen says the bottleneck is ballots arriving before election day, not late mail votes.
Lawmakers are studying a drop-off system that would turn mailed envelopes into in-person votes to speed counting.