A newly introduced California bill would make it a requirement that all registered voters cast a ballot, even if that ballot is unmarked.
If passed, AB 2070 would go into effect in 2022.
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Guests:
Assemblymember Marc Levine, California State Assemblyman representing the 10th district, which encompasses the North San Francisco Bay Area; he is the author of AB 2070
Elizabeth Spaldling, associate professor of government at Claremont McKenna College based out of D.C.; senior fellow at Pepperdine University’s school of public policy
Matt Barreto, professor of political science and Chicano/a Studies at UCLA and co-founder of the research and polling firm Latino Decisions; he tweets