Politics

Election Law Controversy in L.A. Mayor Race

Updated 2026-05-26 19:50 UTC 2 sources Negative

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt accused incumbent Mayor Karen Bass of violating election laws by appearing near voting centers on social media. Bass responded with legal and personal attacks, escalating the campaign rivalry.

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The Hill

Pratt accuses Bass of 'illegally gaming the election'

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt on Tuesday accused incumbent Mayor Karen Bass (D) of violating city election laws by appearing near voting centers on her campaign social media accounts. A lawyer for Pratt, a former reality star from "The Hills" on MTV, filed a complaint to Los Angeles Ci

2026-05-26 19:10 UTC

Deadline

L.A. Mayor Race Gets Legal: Bass Mocks Pratt’s Supporters As”AI Cartoons”; Incumbent Broke Election Laws, ‘Hills’ Vet Insists

A week before the primary that could decide who the next Mayor of Los Angeles is, incumbent Karen Bass and polling rising challengers Spencer Pratt got legal and personal today in their war of campaing words The white gloves have been off for a while as The Hills vet tries to use the loss of […

2026-05-26 19:40 UTC