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The state legislature approved 12 September 2007 AB 1294 which codifies ranked choice elections in state law and allows general law cities (those without charters) to use these election methods. [4] Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed this bill. [5] In September 2019, the state legislature approved a similar measure, SB 212. [6] Governor Newsom ...
The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 52 U.S. representatives from the State of California, one from each of the state's congressional districts.
The most populous state in the union, California is considered a strong blue state, having voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1992. In these contests, it has supported Democratic candidates by double digits in each of them except for 2004 , when John Kerry won it by 9.95 points .
In 2016, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 350, which amended Section 10010 of the elections code to provide a 45-day "safe harbor" limit after the receipt of a letter from potential plaintiffs in CVRA cases. The amendment took effect on January 1, 2017, and prevents lawsuits during the 45-day period.
The 2026 California State Treasurer election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the State Treasurer of California. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Fiona Ma is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; she is instead running for lieutenant governor. Candidates must declare by March 6 with primaries being ...
It had been the most expensive election in California history. [6] As the results came out in Sacramento a public union boss waived a broom over his head while state employees chanted “sweep, sweep, sweep”. [7] SEIU's use of compulsory fees on nonmembers to fund its campaign was later found illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court in Knox v.
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2016 Primary election — June 7, 2016 Party Votes Percentage Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting Democratic: 4,915,447 63.91% 99 60 53 Republican: 2,624,761 34.13% 86 44 44 No party preference: 122,209 1.59% 19 2 2 Green: 14,302 0.19% 2 0 0 Libertarian: 8,154 0.11% 2 0 0
Financial data are available at the state and school district levels. The K-12 public education data can be helpful to voters in local school parcel tax and local school general obligation bond election campaigns. The California Secretary of State provides detailed lobbying activity data on the Cal-Access website. [121]