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Recall Newsom ‘Petitions’ on Change.org are Not Valid

July 15, 2020 2:20 amMarch 17, 2022 8:19 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. There is only one petition currently circulating that, when signed by a registered voter, can be turned in to recall Governor Newsom. But you wouldn’t know that if you...

Garcia Leads Smith in 25th Congressional District Special Election

May 13, 2020 2:05 pmMay 13, 2020 10:38 pm

On Wednesday, former Navy pilot Mike Garcia was close to reaching a plurality of votes against Assemblywoman Christy Smith (D-Santa Clarita) following Tuesday’s 25th Congressional District special election. According to the California Secretary of State, Garcia currently has 80,337...

DMV Voter Registration Regulations Could Be Changed Under New Bill

March 10, 2020 2:49 pm

A new bill that was recently moved into two Senate committees would give Californians visiting the DMV the choice not to change or update their information for voting records. A new DMV kiosk prompt Under Senate Bill 1295, authored by...

UPDATE: Voting Irregularities in California Continue

March 3, 2020 8:20 pmMarch 3, 2020 8:30 pm

Stories of California voters going to the polls to vote, or to register to vote, and coming away empty handed or being told they cannot, are already starting. With California’s early voting process, along with a recently passed law allowing...

Sacramento Taxpayers President Warns of Prop. 13 Bait and Switch

November 6, 2019 7:41 amNovember 8, 2019 8:36 am

Debra Desrosiers, President of the Sacramento Taxpayers Association, walked out of Sam’s Club in Yuba City Saturday and saw a guy at a table collecting signatures for ballot initiatives. “Read the signs… who wouldn’t sign what is on the table?...

Petition To Increase Property Taxes For Commercial And Industrial Property Underway In California

October 30, 2019 6:04 amOctober 30, 2019 6:08 am

Signature gathering began Sunday for a proposition that would increase taxes for commercial and industrial properties in California. Currently state law follows the language of Proposition 13, a 1978 law that can only raise the value of a property by...

California’s Youth Votes Are Up for Grabs

September 28, 2019 9:52 amSeptember 30, 2019 11:18 am

As the mandated 154-day report for the primary election nears, Secretary of State Alex Padilla claims voter pre-registration is ‘wildly successful’. This program that kicked off in 2016 targets 16 and 17 year olds to prepare them to vote when...