Gail Pellerin – California Globe

Newsom Signs Three ‘Deepfake’ Election Ad Bills Into Law

September 17, 2024 6:57 pmSeptember 17, 2024 6:57 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed 3 bills into law on Tuesday, putting severe limitations on the use of “deepfakes” and other digitally generated or altered content in election campaigns. The first bill, Assembly Bill 2655, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo...

Bill to Ban Ballot Hand Counts Signed By Governor Newsom

October 4, 2023 6:35 pmOctober 4, 2023 6:35 pm

A bill to end the manual hand count of ballots in elections with more than 1,000 voters was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, going into effect immediately after signing. Assembly Bill 969, authored by Assemblywoman Gail...

Bill to Ban Ballot Hand Counts Passes California Assembly

September 9, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 9, 2023 2:31 am

A bill to end the manual hand count of ballots in elections with more than 1,000 voters passed the Assembly on Friday, moving directly to Governor Newsom’s desk for his decision. Assembly Bill 969, authored by Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin (D-Santa...