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Frequently Asked Questions about Timing of Appropriations Bills

March 17, 2024 10:12 amMarch 17, 2024 10:12 am

What are appropriations bills? Appropriations bills, as their name implies, appropriate funds from the General Fund or special funds to a designated entity for a designated purpose. Can these bills be adopted at any time during the Legislative Session? The...

Frequently Asked Questions about Amending or Revising the California Constitution

February 15, 2024 7:45 amFebruary 15, 2024 7:45 am

What is required for an amendment to the state Constitution? It requires passage of a state ballot measure approved by a majority vote of the state’s electorate. Who can propose amendments to the state Constitution? Ballot propositions can be proposed...

Globe Contributor Releases California Legislative Data Book

January 27, 2024 1:15 pmJanuary 27, 2024 1:16 pm

Long-time California Globe contributor Chris Micheli has released his book, “Handbook on California Legislative Data,” which is a compilation of his research over the years regarding items of California legislative process. Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist at his firm,...

Frequently Asked Questions about Filling a California Constitutional Office Vacancy

January 19, 2024 2:45 amJanuary 19, 2024 2:46 am

Where in state law is the filling of a constitutional office vacancy? It is contained in the state Constitution, in Article V, Section 5, which provides for filling a vacancy in a constitutional office. What are the nine constitutional offices...

Only 3 Assembly Members Sign Letter Urging SOS Weber to Disregard Calls to Remove Trump from Ballot

December 21, 2023 12:47 pmDecember 21, 2023 12:47 pm

California’s Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis (D) sent a letter Wednesday “urging” California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D) “to explore every legal option to remove former President Trump from CA’s 2024 presidential primary ballot,” the Globe reported, on the heels...

Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis Faces New Recall Threats Following Call for Removing Trump from Ballot

December 20, 2023 10:47 pm

Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis faced new calls for her recall on Wednesday following her letter earlier in the day urging the state to try and find a way to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot. The calls only date...

CA Lieutenant Gov. Aims to Destroy Democracy to ‘Save It’ – Wants Trump’s Name off Ballot

December 20, 2023 2:19 pmDecember 21, 2023 12:12 pm

California’s Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis (D) is terribly proud of herself for sending a letter “urging” California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D) “to explore every legal option to remove former President Trump from CA’s 2024 presidential primary ballot.” Kounalakis,...