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CA Assemblymen Kiley and Gallagher Court Hearing on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ‘One-Man Rule’

October 19, 2020 1:04 pmOctober 19, 2020 3:13 pm

California Assemblymen Kevin Kiley and James Gallagher are suing to stop California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “one man rule.” Kiley and Gallagher filed their most recent Trial Brief, and Gov. Gavin Newsom filed his. The trial will take place Wednesday, October...

440,000 ‘Questionable’ Ballots Mailed Out in California’s Election

October 19, 2020 7:05 amOctober 20, 2020 12:32 pm

In May, California Globe warned 458,000 dead persons could be mailed ballots if the state moved to an all-mail in November 2020 election. This warning was based on a report by the Election Integrity Project. And then Gov. Gavin Newsom...

Attention Employers: What You Need to Know About Election Day

October 19, 2020 2:29 amOctober 19, 2020 7:31 pm

Under California law, employers and employees have rights and obligations related to election day. California’s General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3. These provisions of law are found in the California Elections Code as set forth below: If...

Federal Government Rejects California Wildfire Assistance Request

October 16, 2020 3:31 pm

On Thursday, the federal government rejected California’s major disaster declaration request to help recover from 6 wildfires that burned throughout the state last month. Last month, wildfires had once again erupted across California, killing over a dozen people in September...

‘Ballot Harvesting’ 2020 Has CA Democrats At Odds With Republican Voter Drop Boxes

October 15, 2020 3:51 pmOctober 15, 2020 3:51 pm

With health safety concerns at polling stations due to the coronavirus, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order stating all ballots will be mailed for the Nov. 3 election to all registered voters. California Globe reported over 458,000 California registrants who...

California’s Reenactment Rule

October 15, 2020 2:36 amOctober 16, 2020 6:08 am

California’s Constitution, in Article IV, Section 9, provides “A section of a statute may not be amended unless the section is re-enacted as amended.” What does that mean? According to the courts, the purpose of the constitutional reenactment rule, which...

Additional Bill Drafting Guidelines

October 14, 2020 6:33 amOctober 14, 2020 12:43 pm

The following are some additional guidelines for successfully drafting legislation in California: Rules of Punctuation Punctuation is an important part of drafting legislation and the punctuation rules should be used consistently and properly. The bill drafter should know these rules...