The legislation, known as AB 969, which was introduced and gained substantial approval in September, permits manual ballot counting only under specific conditions: during regular elections in regions with fewer than 1,000 registered voters, and special elections with under 5,000 voters.
The narrative painted by Trump's legal defense is one that advocates for the preservation of a longstanding precedent, positioning the indictment as an anomaly that threatens to undermine the constitutional safeguards vested in the presidency.
