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All registered voters can vote in this year’s primary election. To be eligible to vote in California, you need to be a U.S. citizen, reside in California and be at least 18 years old.
California uses a nonpartisan blanket primary election, in which all candidates regardless of party affiliation appear on the same primary ballot and the two highest-placing candidates advance to the general election; however, primary special election winners can win outright if they win more than 50% of the vote in the first round. [5]
Vice President Kamala Harris won California and its 54 electoral votes by 20 percentage points, with The Associated Press calling it for her as polls closed at 8 p.m. Pacific time on Election Day.
The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years. Upon California's admission to the Union in 1850, the state was assigned a Class 1 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1849 .
The California Senate will meet in a special session to consider legislation aimed at mitigating sharp, seasonal spikes of gasoline. Senate Democratic leaders announced the plans Tuesday, hours ...
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He became the first Latino elected to the U.S. Senate from California, and the first male elected to the Senate from California since Pete Wilson was re-elected in 1988 and the first male elected to the Class 3 Senate seat from California since Alan Cranston was re-elected in 1986. [5]
It’s weird times for Latino politics in California, even as Democrats still hold a supermajority in both legislative chambers, one of our U.S. senators is Pacoima native Alex Padilla and Latino ...