California state auditor Elaine Howle Archives

California DMV Audit Pending With Lawmakers Suspicious of Voter Fraud

March 1, 2019 7:28 am

The serious problems at the California Department of Motor Vehicles are no longer fodder for jokes. In January we learned that DMV and county voter registrars told the California Secretary of State last year the motor Voter program was not...

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DMV Excuse-Making is Over Now

February 8, 2019 1:16 amFebruary 11, 2019 6:15 am

Serious problems at the California Department of Motor Vehicles appear endless. In January we learned that DMV and county voter registrars told the California Secretary of State last year the motor Voter program was not ready. Motor Voter automatically registers...

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State Auditor Finds Dept of Corrections Rehabilitation Programs a Total Failure

February 5, 2019 3:01 pmFebruary 6, 2019 11:16 am

Although the number of inmates housed in state prisons has decreased in recent years, recidivism rates for inmates in California have remained high, averaging around 50 percent over the past decade. This is according the Elaine Howle, California’s State Auditor,...

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DMV Enables Massive Voter Fraud in the Golden State

January 9, 2019 6:00 pmJanuary 9, 2019 7:14 pm

“California officials still can’t say whether non-citizens voted in the June 2018 primary,” Bryan Anderson wrote in the January 4, 2019, Sacramento Bee, “because a confusing government questionnaire about eligibility was created in a way that prevents a direct answer...