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Tag: presidential primary

mail ballot
Posted inMy Turn

Taking a closer look at rejected mail ballots in California’s March primary

Avatar by Guest Commentary August 4, 2020August 4, 2020

The 100,000-plus number of rejected mail ballots in California’s March primary is a helpful warning in a system with a few growing pains, not a sign of fraud.

In this June 5, 2018, file photo, election workers Heidi McGettigan, left, Margaret Wohlford, center, and David Jensen, unload a bag of ballots brought in a from a polling precinct to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office in Sacramento, Calif. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Posted inElection 2020

Delayed and Confused: Will California’s election rules lead to an Iowa-style snafu?

Avatar by Ben Christopher February 26, 2020February 27, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Evan Low’s fundraising + The shifting 9th Circuit’s abortion ruling + Hard living in Salinas

Dan Morain by Dan Morain February 25, 2020February 25, 2020
Posted inGimme Shelter

Podcast: Housing crisis? Presidential candidates have a plan for that

Avatar by Jakob Lazzaro February 18, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom: PG&E’s bankruptcy is a ‘godsend’ + Housing bill stalls again

Dan Morain by Dan Morain January 30, 2020January 30, 2020
An election worker hands out an "I voted" sticker
Posted inElection 2020

Want to vote for president in California but bewildered by the changing rules? Here’s how it works

Avatar by Ben Christopher January 10, 2020February 4, 2020
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