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Chart of Vote Requirement for Common Types of Bills

June 10, 2026 2:00 pmJune 10, 2026 2:01 pm

The following chart lists the common types of California legislative measures and the vote required for those types of measures: Type of Measure Voted Required Budget Bill Majority Budget Bill Junior Majority Budget trailer bill (standard) Majority Budget trailer bill...

Nevada Primary Delivers Tight GOP Contests and Major Upsets in Key Races

June 10, 2026 1:16 pmJune 10, 2026 1:40 pm

Nevada’s 2026 primary election delivered drama on both sides of the aisle, with several Republican races proving razor-thin and high-profile defeats reshaping the November general election in the “Battle Born” state. While incumbents cruised in some contests, voters delivered clear...

Maricopa County Recorder Heap Seeks Emergency Court Intervention After Criminal Investigation Of Election Workers

June 10, 2026 9:03 amJune 10, 2026 9:03 am

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has asked the Maricopa County Superior Court for emergency intervention after sheriff’s deputies appeared at the homes of multiple Recorder’s Office employees and informed them they were under criminal investigation. According to a Monday Recorder’s...

Tone Deaf: Dem Marni von Wilpert Calls for an End to Trump Tax Cuts

June 10, 2026 6:00 amJune 10, 2026 9:19 am

Republican San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond trounced Democrat San Diego City Council woman Marni von Wilpert and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar in California’s 48th Congressional Primary Election last week. Desmond and von Wilpert will advance to the general election in...

Nevada Primary Election Day: Dismal Early Voting Turnout Undermines Democrats’ ‘Expanded Access’ Claims

June 9, 2026 2:57 pmJune 10, 2026 8:47 am

Today is Primary Election Day in Nevada, yet early voting turnout has been dismal despite the state’s universal mail-in ballot system — one of the most expansive “barrier-free” voting regimes in the nation and on par with California’s. With ballots...

When Election Cheating Is Tolerated, Democracy Becomes Oligarchy

June 9, 2026 11:10 amJune 9, 2026 11:10 am

Spencer Pratt is just the latest example of an all too familiar pattern. In this pattern, the more conservative candidate will have a promising lead on election day, but then, the voting tabulations run for days, if not weeks. The...

More Votes Cast for LA Mayor Than Governor in Every City Council District, Data Shows

June 9, 2026 9:21 amJune 9, 2026 12:35 pm

Updated preliminary results from California’s primary election continue to highlight an unusual pattern in Los Angeles: more ballots cast in the local mayoral race than in the statewide gubernatorial contest across every single City Council district. The analysis, compiled by...