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The secretary of state is California's chief elections officer, overseeing all federal and state elections in the state and maintaining a database of registered voters. [2] The officeholder is also responsible for disclosure of campaign and lobbyist financial information, under the California Political Reform Act of 1974.
Kevin Francis Shelley (born November 16, 1955) is an American politician, who was the 28th California Secretary of State from January 6, 2003, until his resignation on March 4, 2005. Early life [ edit ]
Debra Lynn Bowen (born October 27, 1955) is an American attorney and politician who served as the Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015. Previously, she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006.
Shirley Weber (née Nash; born September 20, 1948) is an American academic and politician serving as the secretary of state of California.She was previously a member of the California State Assembly for the 79th Assembly District, [1] which includes portions of San Diego, Chula Vista, and National City and all of Lemon Grove and La Mesa.
In 1979, then-Governor Jerry Brown requested a report on the State's personnel system from the Little Hoover Commission, an independent government oversight agency, which resulted in several recommendations of which some were implemented, including the creation of the Department of Personnel Administration but other recommendations such as the dissolution of the California State Personnel ...
During his tenure as California's Secretary of State, Jones may have played a role in the outcome of the 2000 presidential election, when he charged that vote pairing Internet web sites were illegal. Many of these web sites were hosted in California, and were shut down by October 31 after Jones threatened their creators with criminal prosecution.
The 2006 California Secretary of State election occurred on 7 November 2006. The primary elections took place on 6 June 2006. Despite Arnold Schwarzenegger ’s 17-point re-election as Governor, State Senator Debra Bowen , the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the incumbent, Republican Bruce McPherson .
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