California Secretary of State

John Moorlach: November Statewide General Election Ballot Measures

September 23, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 23, 2026 12:16 pm

Now that you have received your 176-page “Official Voter Information Guide” from the California Secretary of State, let me provide you with a quick voter guide for your research efforts. And we can continue our biennial November tradition (see “November...

More Prop. 50 Redistricting Contributions and Expenditures and $31M to Consultants

January 2, 2026 3:30 amJanuary 2, 2026 6:14 am

The Daily Caller is reporting that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting map guru employs man who got $31 million to fight Prop 50. They report that California’s redistricting map author, Paul Mitchell, told lawyers during a deposition that he was paid...

Who Supported, Opposed, and Profited off Proposition 50?

November 11, 2025 11:33 amNovember 12, 2025 1:08 pm

The Special Election for Proposition 50 was passed by voters last week. Who contributed to its passage – who supported it; and who contributed to its failure – who opposed it? And, who in the consultancy class profited from Proposition...

Is the Central Coast Still Blue? Acknowledging the Elephant in the Room

October 20, 2025 1:00 pmOctober 21, 2025 11:25 am

On August 20, 2025, the New York Times published a noteworthy report entitled “The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis.” The opening paragraph quickly gained attention in numerous media outlets: “Of the 30 states that track voter registration...

California Democrats gain only 190 new voters in 200 days

October 6, 2025 3:25 pmOctober 6, 2025 3:26 pm

According to a report from California Secretary of State’s office, Democrats have only gained 190 new voter registrations in the last 200 days compared to an increase of 48,104 Republican voters, 82,723 have No Party Preference, and 29,350 “Other” voters...

California’s Senators Have Their Own Ethical Problems Without Opposition to US Attorney Appointments

August 12, 2025 3:30 amAugust 12, 2025 11:52 am

California has four United States Attorneys, three of which have been appointed this year, as is normal for a new Presidential Administration. They are Craig Missakian for the Northern District, Bill Essayli for the Central District, and Adam Gordon for...

California’s Election ‘Anomalies’ Are Not New: Have They Been Fixed?

November 5, 2024 6:16 amNovember 5, 2024 7:03 am

The article below is from 2020 – November 5, 2020 and outlines California’s election anomalies that year, as well as election issues in previous elections, researched and exposed by the Election Integrity Project. The history of California’s election issues is...