Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event

LA Times  

“Nervous.” “Emotional.” “Worried.” “Insecure.” Los Angeles-area voters were feeling much like the rest of the country as election day dawned. “That’s a hell no for me,” said Koryn Frye-Fuentes, 30, widening her eyes for emphasis as she panned Proposition 36 outside her polling place at Plummer Park in West Hollywood. Incarceration “doesn’t help people with drug addiction.” The proposition, backed by law enforcement, seeks to impose harsher sentences for retail theft and drug possession. “Since 2020, approximately 80% of people who’ve voted in an election have used the vote-by-mail ballot,” said Michael Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Registrar-Recorder/Clerk.

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Commentary: Christmas is coming, and California is still counting ballots. Is that a problem?
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Commentary: Christmas is coming, and California is still counting ballots. Is that a problem?

LA Times  

Some Californians were carving Halloween pumpkins and taking their kids trick-or-treating when they cast their ballots in this year’s election. That’s in the Central Valley’s 13th District, where, with an estimated 99% of the votes counted as of Monday afternoon, Democratic challenger Adam Gray was leading Republican Rep. John Duarte by 143 votes. L.A. County workers have been processing and …

Decisive election waits for California’s results. What’s the hold-up?
1 month, 1 week ago

Decisive election waits for California’s results. What’s the hold-up?

LA Times  

Election workers handle ballots on election night at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in the City of Industry. It’s been nearly a week since election day, and California is still counting ballots, imposing an agonizing wait on a nation wondering who will lead the next U.S. House of Representatives. Registered voters tend to hold onto their vote-by-mail ballots …

With progressive ballot measures on track to fail, California’s political identity is questioned
1 month, 2 weeks ago

With progressive ballot measures on track to fail, California’s political identity is questioned

LA Times  

There was no surprise on election night when a solid majority of California voters selected Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris over former President Trump. “It’s a new day in California,” Assembly Republican leader James Gallagher of Yuba City said in a social media post about the election results. “The shift is beginning.” But longtime California election watchers were more tempered …

Trump wins. Control of the House could come down to California. And other results we know so far
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump wins. Control of the House could come down to California. And other results we know so far

LA Times  

Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Trump won, Republicans took the Senate and control over the House could come down to California Donald Trump will return to the White House after securing the 270 electoral college votes needed to defeat Kamala Harris, marking an astounding political comeback for a candidate who was criminally convicted and twice …

California election officials cope with ballot glitches and vote count challenges as election draws to a close
1 month, 2 weeks ago

California election officials cope with ballot glitches and vote count challenges as election draws to a close

LA Times  

Volunteer Sheila Cooper waves a sign to voters walking in for early voting at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk building in Norwalk on Monday. “It’s kind of silly,” said Yolo County Registrar Jesse Salinas, commenting on efforts to convince some county boards to interfere with the acceptance of voting results. The advisory panel now seeks to audit the March …

Election day has arrived. Here are a few key races to follow
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Election day has arrived. Here are a few key races to follow

LA Times  

A woman fills out a ballot Monday at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk office in Norwalk. In Los Angeles County, Measure A would enact a half-percent sales tax to fund homeless services, doubling and replacing the current quarter-percent sales tax in place through Measure H. Half of those surveyed said they would vote for Measure A, or already had …

Los Angeles County opens hundreds more voting centers in lead-up to election day
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Los Angeles County opens hundreds more voting centers in lead-up to election day

LA Times  

With election day right around the corner, Los Angeles County officials opened hundreds of additional vote centers Saturday where voters can go to cast early ballots in person. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk opened an additional 526 centers, according to a post on its X account. Find the one closest to you at https://t.co/1IydY6lhe1 #Voteforit pic.twitter.com/wVzbPwHd99 — Los Angeles …

Column: My take on the head-scratching California ballot measures
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Column: My take on the head-scratching California ballot measures

LA Times  

Customers walk by products locked in security cabinets, to prevent shoplifting, at a Walgreens store on 2021 in San Francisco. Here’s how I finally came down on them, in chronological order: Proposition 2: A $10-billion bond issue to repair, modernize and build facilities at K-12 schools and community colleges. The ones below are initiatives Proposition 32: Raises the state’s current …

The ballot measures that explain American politics
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The ballot measures that explain American politics

Politico  

The ballot measures that explain American politics People drop off their ballots at the Los Angeles County Registrar on October 28 in Norwalk, California. Question 5, Massachusetts: A ‘yes’ on Question 5 would increase the minimum wage for tipped workers in Massachusetts to the state minimum wage — currently $15/hour — by 2029. — Tesla backs California electric-car rules opposed …

California's Competitive Races Could Decide House Control
2 months ago

California's Competitive Races Could Decide House Control

Associated Press  

California's 2024 election will be a tight race, with Democrats aiming to regain control of the state House and the Senate. The presidential race will be a battle between Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump, while a dozen other races will determine the outcome of the state's legislative and executive branches.

Column: Cool weather, hot races forecast for November
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Cool weather, hot races forecast for November

LA Times  

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have been frequent visitors to Nevada, one of the relatively few states that will decide the presidential election. The contest will come down to seven or so highly competitive states and, maybe, the one electoral vote in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, which is anchored in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. There’s a not-inconceivable scenario in …

How to vote in California’s Nov. 5 election
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How to vote in California’s Nov. 5 election

LA Times  

Voting in California has never been easier. But it’s important to know about key deadlines for registration, early voting, casting your ballot and certifying election results. Paper applications must be postmarked or submitted at a county elections office 15 days prior to the election, which is Oct. 21. Voters displaced by the wildfires can have their mail ballot sent to …

What’s on the November ballot in California?
3 months ago

What’s on the November ballot in California?

LA Times  

While the Golden State’s Democratic leanings in the presidential contest are well known, California is home to several swing districts that make the state critical this year in determining which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. But in California, it’s really an election month, with all 22.2 million registered voters in the state receiving mail-in ballots. Voters will also …

Editorial: Many big decisions on the Nov. 5 ballot. Our recommendations can help
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: Many big decisions on the Nov. 5 ballot. Our recommendations can help

LA Times  

It’s no exaggeration to say that Nov. 5 may be the most consequential election in a generation. They’ll also decide whether to raise the county’s sales tax indefinitely to pay for more affordable housing, rental assistance and programs to help prevent and reduce homelessness, including case management and mental health and substance abuse treatment. Proponents of Measure G argue L.A. …

Los Angeles County voters are lukewarm on tax hike for homeless services, poll says
4 months ago

Los Angeles County voters are lukewarm on tax hike for homeless services, poll says

LA Times  

A homeless woman walks with her belongings as Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program employees along with the Los Angeles Sanitation Bureau clean up homeless encampments along Hollywood Boulevard and Gower Street on Thursday in Hollywood. A measure on the November ballot that would double the county’s quarter-cent homeless sales tax is leading in an early poll of Los Angeles …

California Democratic Party endorses ballot measures on same-sex marriage, taxes, rent control
7 months ago

California Democratic Party endorses ballot measures on same-sex marriage, taxes, rent control

LA Times  

California voters will be considering a number of statewide ballot measures in November. California Democratic Party leaders at their annual executive board convention this weekend took positions on a host of statewide measures that will — or may — appear on the November ballot. Party leaders backed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1, a measure put on the ballot by Democrats in …

How to vote in California’s March 2024 primary election
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How to vote in California’s March 2024 primary election

LA Times  

California’s primary election will take place on March 5, Super Tuesday, along with more than a dozen other states. Eligible Californians who miss the deadline can still cast a ballot by completing a conditional voter registration application at their county elections office, vote center or polling place. No-party-preference voters who want to cast ballots for presidential candidates in the Democratic, …

What’s on the 2024 California primary election ballot?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s on the 2024 California primary election ballot?

LA Times  

California’s primary election is March 5, or Super Tuesday, when voters in more than a dozen states will weigh in on whom their party should nominate for president. Why the U.S. Senate contest is on the ballot twice: One question asks voters to fill the remainder of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s term, which ends in January and is currently …

US midterm elections: Why California is still counting the votes
2 years, 1 month ago

US midterm elections: Why California is still counting the votes

Firstpost  

California’s lengthy count may be frustrating to candidates and anxious voters. But election officials say the process is designed to make it as easy as possible for people to vote and ensure every ballot is accurately counted Sacramento: California delivered Republicans the seat they needed Wednesday to take control of the US House, but just how much of an edge …

EXPLAINER: Why California has so many votes left to count
2 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Why California has so many votes left to count

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California delivered Republicans the seat they needed Wednesday to take control of the U.S. House, but just how much of an edge the GOP will have in the chamber remains uncertain as the state’s seemingly drawn-out vote count continues. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 8.8 million ballots had been processed in California — more than have …

Registered to vote? Today is last day for Californians to register online for Nov. 8 election
2 years, 1 month ago

Registered to vote? Today is last day for Californians to register online for Nov. 8 election

LA Times  

Voters cast their ballots in the California primary in La Habra Heights on June 7. California voters looking to cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 midterm election have until 11:59 p.m. Monday to register online. To be eligible, voters must be a U.S. citizen and resident of California, at least 18 years old on election day, and not currently …

2022 California election: Proposition 1 voter guide
2 years, 2 months ago

2022 California election: Proposition 1 voter guide

LA Times  

This is a proposed amendment to the California Constitution that will explicitly protect a person’s right to an abortion in the state. The measure was placed on the November ballot by the Democrat-controlled state Legislature in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that protected abortion rights nationwide. If approved by …

What to know about California’s midterm election
2 years, 3 months ago

What to know about California’s midterm election

LA Times  

Every registered voter in California will receive a lengthy mail-in ballot for the November election, which features several prominent statewide, congressional and local races. While the most prominent statewide races are not likely to be competitive because of California’s sapphire tilt, voters will decide congressional races that could determine control of the House of Representatives as well as highly competitive …

Here’s why we don’t have a final count yet in L.A.’s election
2 years, 6 months ago

Here’s why we don’t have a final count yet in L.A.’s election

LA Times  

Mail-in ballots are processed at a facility in the City of Industry where they are received from the post office, opened, sorted and verified, then sent to be counted in Downey. Although it might seem like it’s taking a long time to count the ballots from Los Angeles County’s primary election 10 days ago, officials say the process is moving …

‘Apathy hurts everybody.’ In California’s primary, dismal voter turnout before election day
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Apathy hurts everybody.’ In California’s primary, dismal voter turnout before election day

LA Times  

Judy Nguyen is frustrated that anyone with enough money or the right connections can run as a candidate in an election. “I’m just really sad,” she said, and she’s still deciding whether to cast a ballot in California’s primary election. “It’s clear from what we’re seeing that we’re going to have a low-turnout election despite the fact the state has …

California to mail every voter a ballot in future elections
3 years, 2 months ago

California to mail every voter a ballot in future elections

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Every registered California voter will get a ballot mailed to them in future elections under a bill signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Democrat-led states are pushing legislation aimed at expanding voting access while many Republican-led states are trying to tighten it amid baseless accusations of widespread voter fraud by former President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders. …

California’s universal voting by mail becomes permanent
3 years, 2 months ago

California’s universal voting by mail becomes permanent

LA Times  

California’s pandemic-inspired move toward mailing a ballot to every registered, active voter will become a permanent part of the state’s political landscape, an embrace of an extended and flexible voting process instead of the traditional focus on a single day of voting in person. Gavin Newsom’s signature Monday on Assembly Bill 37 makes California the eighth state in the nation …

California Senate votes to mail ballots in all elections
3 years, 3 months ago

California Senate votes to mail ballots in all elections

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democrats advanced a major overhaul to California’s elections on Thursday, voting to make sure all active registered voters will get a ballot in the mail at least 29 days before every election — even if they didn’t ask for one. Sen. Andreas Borgeas, a Republican from Fresno, said he received two ballots for the recall election in …

Who’s voted so far in the California recall? Lots of Democrats, few young people
3 years, 3 months ago

Who’s voted so far in the California recall? Lots of Democrats, few young people

LA Times  

Workers sort through mail-in ballots for the recall election at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office on Aug. 25 in San Jose. “If I am the Newsom campaign, I have to feel good about these numbers, but I think it’s a big mistake for them to be overly optimistic,” said Paul Mitchell, vice president of Political Data Inc. …

What you should know about how and when California counts ballots
4 years, 1 month ago

What you should know about how and when California counts ballots

LA Times  

A voter hands her ballot to an election official at a drive-through ballot dropoff at the Registrar of Voters Office in Riverside. The task facing election officials in California’s 58 counties is daunting: Collect, verify and count the votes on as many as 22 million ballots; don’t start counting until the polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday; and quench …

Moving toward record turnout, 11.2 million Californians have already voted
4 years, 1 month ago

Moving toward record turnout, 11.2 million Californians have already voted

LA Times  

More than half of California’s registered voters have already cast their ballot on the eve of election day, according to an established vote-tracking company. Of the 22 million registered voters this year, 11.2 million — or 51% — had returned their ballots as of 8 a.m. Monday morning, Political Data Inc. reported. “It’s undeniable, absolutely factual, 100% we’re going to …

AP PHOTOS: Scenes from a blue state as California votes
4 years, 1 month ago

AP PHOTOS: Scenes from a blue state as California votes

Associated Press  

If anything can be certain in a tumultuous 2020, it’s surely California and its 55 electoral votes. Its reputation as the anchor of the country’s so-called left coast is so entrenched that Republicans elsewhere often use California as shorthand for all things liberal. But the lack of Election Day drama has not dampened the electoral enthusiasm of the state’s more …

More than 1 million California ballots already cast, shattering records
4 years, 2 months ago

More than 1 million California ballots already cast, shattering records

LA Times  

Election day is more than two weeks away, but more than 1 million Californians have already returned their mail-in ballots, according to the state, an amount that marks the most ballots collected by mail at this point in any state election. Nearly half of the mail-in ballots come from Los Angeles County, where more than 435,000 voters have already responded, …

California voting guide
4 years, 2 months ago

California voting guide

LA Times  

Everyone eligible to vote can vote by mail in the 2020 general election, and if you registered by Oct. 19, you don’t even need to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot. L.A. County ballot drop box Once you’ve filled out your ballot, you should seal it inside the prepaid postage envelope provided with your ballot, sign your name and write the …

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