California Elections

Through legislation and lawsuits, voters are trying to take redistricting power away from local politicians. Bills signed by Gov. Newsom will require independent commissions in Fresno, Kern and Riverside counties.

Native American tribes have huge sway over what kinds of gambling can be done where in California, and sports betting is no different.

Research shows significant racial and age participation disparities in elections. Why? Because many eligible voters don’t know how to vote or where to vote, and, most significantly, don’t feel voting makes a difference to their lives.

When the public perceives that they have elevated criminal-justice reform over their primary duty as prosecutor, district attorneys can and usually will run into serious trouble, as Chesa Boudin did.

The June primary is when California voters choose the top two for governor, statewide offices, U.S House, Assembly members and some senators.

California’s primary election is here at last — and with it a jumble of contradictions and confusing communication. First up: Erratic emails. Californians searching for information on how to cast their ballots (which you can find in CalMatters’ Voter Guide) may have been baffled by a series of Monday emails from the secretary of state’s […]

Secretary of State Shirley Weber must take a key step by May 7 toward approving open-source voting for California, long advocated by election security experts and election integrity activists.

Gov. Gavin Newsom takes a stance on decommissioning the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant and Poseidon's Huntington Beach desalination plant.

With dozens of candidates likely to run in any gubernatorial recall election, electing the consensus candidate is a valuable reform for these contentious times.

The Republican Party convention showed both its opportunities and challenges for the 2022 California election.