Elections

California’s app-based corporate luminaries such as Uber and Lyft just waged the most expensive state ballot measure campaign in U.S. history — and it paid off big time, allowing those companies to thwart the will of all three branches of California government.  By approving Proposition 22, voters allowed those companies to avoid a 2019 California labor […]

Just five days ahead of Election Day, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a bulletin to law enforcement about state laws that prohibit voter interference and intimidation.  But how likely is it that voters will face threats, or even violence? And where?  California has been identified as one of the states with a “moderate” risk […]

Today’s the day, and CalMatters has a contingent of Votebeat reporters deployed around the state to bring you round-the-clock coverage of the 2020 Election. More than 11.2 million Californians voted early. Everyone else will cast their ballots in person today and we will be watching how that works, from the count, to any voting interference, […]

Buckle in for a long count, remember that margins and geography matter, look for these clues — and prepare to wait days on close races.

Track how California has voted in the 2020 election, including for president, Congress, the Legislature and 12 state propositions.

More California teens are registered to vote this year than in 2016, reflecting higher engagement and a determination to make a difference.

From the time Geoffrey Bara parked his car to the moment he walked out of the Agoura Hills Courtyard Hotel with an ‘I Voted’ sticker, only seven minutes had passed. Bara is one of many voters choosing to visit a polling place in the final days of voting across California. Twelve million people have voted […]

Up and down the state from Humboldt to Riverside counties, supporters of President Donald Trump took to the streets in cars, trucks and other vehicles on the last weekend before election day. In caravans labeled the “Red Wave,” they were honking and yelling out their support for the president’s reelection.  In at least one case, […]

More than 11 million ballots had been returned to California elections departments as of Saturday. Many already have been processed, and are ready to be quickly totaled on election night. Look for early returns by 8:30 p.m.

As of Sunday night, 70 percent of voters in Plumas County had returned their ballots. The figures were similarly high in Alpine and Sierra Counties, hovering near 65 percent and dwarfing the statewide average of 49 percent.  What do Plumas, Alpine and Sierra have in common? These three counties — all rural, sparsely populated and […]