But as Sarah said at the outset of the chat, the California Republican Party copped to having placed more than 50 unofficial ballot dropboxes around the state, labelling them “official.” California’s secretary of state and attorney general sent them a cease and desist letter, but the state party claimed it was perfectly legal and was just a way for the party to practice third-party ballot collection. And a spokesperson for the party said they had no plans to stop using the boxes.
DAVID HUANG