your life every day. and so the importance of voting is because elections are about issues. >> that was vice president harris today at george mason university in fairfax, virginia, the 2020 presidential election in california saw the highest voter turnout in that state in 50 years. the los geles times attributes the high turnout to, quote, the pandemic inspired decision to mail a ballot to each of california's 22.3 million voters. that process has now become the law of the land in california. yesterday, california's democratic governor gavin newsom signed into law a bill that permanently requires a vote by mail ballot be mailed to evy active registered voter in californ. joining us now is the california assembly member marc berman, chair of the elections