On October 23, the California Secretary of State said that a proposed initiative is now free to start circulating. It would provide that all state and local initiative, referendum, and recall petitions would be on-line at the Secretary of State’s web page.Source: Proposed California Initiative, Providing for On-Line Petitioning, Begins to Circulate...
At the very beginning, I said I was going to make them do this in full view of the public. They’re doing it, and I am making it fully public.Source: No wonder good people don’t run for office in California...
Governor signs 17 bills into law to expand voting access and improve the integrity of California’s elections Governor signs SB 72 to create same-day voter registration opportunities at every polling place in the state Governor signs AB 571 to create campaign contribution limits at the localSource: Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bills to Strengthen California’s Elections...
Here is the California Secretary of State’s calendar for various filing deadlines for the March 2020 presidential primary. The calendar says the Secretary of State will announce by December 6 which presidential candidates are on various presidential primary ballots.Source: California Media Fails to Inform Readers of State’s Failure to Appeal President Tax Returns-Ballot Decision...
On October 1, California’s Secretary of State said he will appeal the October 1 decision that invalidated the new California law on tax returns and the ballot. Thanks to Steve Kamp and Thomas Jones for this news.Source: California Will Appeal Tax Returns-Ballot Case to Ninth Circuit...
A Republican attorney filed a lawsuit on Tuesday demanding that two California agencies develop a better system to verify the citizenship of people who register to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles. In the lawsuit filed in the U.S.Source: California isn’t doing enough to verify citizenship while registering voters, lawsuit says...
On October 1, U.S. District Court Judge Morrison England issued a 24-page opinion, explaining why he had orally enjoined California’s new tax returns-ballot bill on September 19.Source: U.S. District Court Judge Explains Why He Enjoined the California Tax Returns-Ballot Law on September 19...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A Republican lawyer who has waged lawsuits on behalf of the Trump administration sued the state of California and its Department of Motor Vehicles Tuesday, saying the agency is failing to verify citizenship for voter registration.Source: GOP attorney sues California for alleged voter violations...
By Staff Writer WASHINGTON — As House Democrats launch their impeachment inquiry into President Trump, no state will play a more pivotal role in the process than California.Source: California to play an outsize role in impeachment inquiry of Trump...
California's overzealousness could threaten its credibility in the many legitimate fights it is waging against Trump. Transgressing yet another norm, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump failed to release his tax returns during the 2016 election.Source: Trump vs. California: Democrats risk both legal and political defeat in battle over tax returns...
