California’s decision to move up its 2020 primary to early March will make the nation’s most populous state one of the most important in deciding the Democratic presidential candidate. But the winner may not be known for weeks.Source: It May Take a Month to Name California’s Winner on Super Tuesday...
By Staff Writer 11:04 AM Gov. Gavin Newsom has called a March 3 special election to pick a successor to former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill, the Santa Clarita lawmaker who stepped down amid accusations that she’d had affairs with congressional and campaign staff members.Source: Newsom calls special election to replace former Rep. Katie Hill...
On November 7, the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in Merritt v Padilla, 18-55457, the case over an independent candidate’s right to place a title above his own statement of qualifications (in the voter guide, which is sent to every voter in the postal mail) saying he is an independent candidateSource: Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in California Case on...
This story says the petition to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom has 600,000 signatures. But it needs 1,500,000 valid signatures by February 2020.Source: News Story Says 600,000 Signatures Have Been Gathered on California Gubernatorial Recall Petition...
On November 6, the California Secretary of State released a Report of Registration, the first state tally since February 2019. All six of the qualified parties increased their share of the registration. The number of independent voters decreased, both as a percentage and in absolute numbers.Source: California Releases New Registration Data; All Qualified Parties Increase; Independent Voters Decrease...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – Already cast as a constitutional “trampling” by a federal judge, California’s bid to reveal President Donald Trump’s tax returns to primary voters sputtered again Wednesday before the state Supreme Court.Source: Justices Skeptical of California’s Demand of Tax Returns From Candidates...
PASADENA, Calif. (CN) – A Ninth Circuit panel scrutinized a former Southern California mayor’s challenge to the state’s Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, seeming to doubt his claim that a change in the way the city elects its council members had unconstitutional consequences.Source: Ninth Circuit Takes New Swipe at Ex-Mayor’s Fight of Voting Districts...
Vote harvesting gives party activists, campaign consultants, and other political guns for hire the ability to manipulate election outcomes either through coercion of voters or outright ballot theft and forgery.Source: Vote Harvesting a Recipe for Coercion, Election Fraud...
By , Michael Finnegan Democratic Rep.Source: Is Trump an obstacle to Republicans winning back Katie Hill’s seat?...
On October 25, the opponents of the California legislature’s size filed this brief in the Ninth Circuit. The case is Citizens for Fair Representation v Padilla, 18-17458.Source: Brief Filed in California Case on Size of Legislative Districts...
