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California to let absent lawmakers vote during pandemic

by Associated Press
| August 3, 2020 5:03 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly changed its rules on Monday to let lawmakers at high risk for the coronavirus vote on bills without being present in the chamber, defying advice from the Legislature's own lawyers who say the new rule is likely illegal.

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