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Tag: Secretary of State

Assemblymember Shirley Weber gives a press conference in the capitol following the passage of her bill AB 392 which would limit the use of deadly force by police in California on July 8, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Next secretary of state aims to teach Californians “how fragile the democracy is”

Avatar by Ben Christopher January 5, 2021January 4, 2021

Seventy years ago, sharecroppers David and Mildred Nash refused to back down in a dispute with a white farmer, and fled from a lynch mob in Hope, Arkansas. With their 2-year-old daughter in tow, they found a new home out west in a place so different her grandfather, who would die without ever being able […]

State worked with social companies to remove election misinformation

by Freddy Brewster December 29, 2020December 30, 2020
Assemblymember Shirley Weber on opening day of the 2020 legislative session.

Substantive representation requires Black and Brown leaders

Avatar by Guest Commentary December 29, 2020December 29, 2020

“We’ll get that paid”: Newsom and Padilla vow to fix controversial election contract

Avatar by Ben Christopher December 23, 2020December 28, 2020
Assemblymember Shirly Weber has been named California Secretary of State after current Secretary Alex Padilla was named to the U.S. Senate this morning. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; Wikimedia Commons

Newsom’s two big picks make history for California by advancing Latino and Black Democrats

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall December 22, 2020December 23, 2020
Poll workers use tongs to collect ballots and hand out stickers at a curbside voting location at Alameda County courthouse on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Which California county voted the most? The least? Let’s compare

Michael Lozano by Michael Lozano December 21, 2020December 22, 2020

How Votebeat analyzed the election data

by Phillip Reese December 10, 2020December 11, 2020
A voter exits a polling place in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

Poor and diverse voters fuel California’s record ballots cast

Lewis Griswold by Phillip Reese and Lewis Griswold December 10, 2020December 10, 2020
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California politicians play musical offices

Avatar by Dan Walters December 8, 2020December 7, 2020
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla OK'd the controversial Vote Safe California contract to a firm with ties to fellow Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign. AP Photo/Eric Risberg

Will state stick ‘Team Biden’ firm with $35 million tab after Yee balks at Padilla vote contract?

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

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