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1:09Now PlayingCalifornia state legislator Buffy Wicks was denied a request to vote by proxy after giving birth to her daughter on 26 July.
Assembly members at risk for Covid-19 were given the choice to vote remotely during the pandemic, but Ms Wicks was denied the option because maternity leave was deemed not to be a high-risk category.
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, who denied the request, has apologised.
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