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It’s time to build more trust in our electoral process; here’s how

by Guest Commentary March 19, 2021March 19, 2021

To move the needle on voter turnout, these fundamental changes would build trust in our elections and democratic institutions.

More than 33,000 California Republicans deserted the GOP after Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol last month. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

When elephants fly: A minor California Republican exodus after U.S. Capitol riot

by Ben Christopher February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Recall Newsom volunteer Pat Miller holds up a sign during petition-signing event at SaveMart in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Recalling a California governor, explained

by Laurel Rosenhall January 27, 2021March 16, 2021

Voters cast early ballots, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the vote center inside the Martin Luther King Jr. Library in San Jose, Calif. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Trump’s rhetoric behind California’s big gains in Latino voter registration

by Lewis Griswold January 12, 2021January 13, 2021

Poll workers and members of the public can be seen near the entrance to the polling site at the Mario Esquer Building in Calexico on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by CORISSA IBARRA, Calexico Chronicle (CM use only)

Low turnout doesn’t always mean disengaged voters. Here’s why

by Lewis Griswold December 23, 2020December 23, 2020

A steady flow of Sonoma County voters went to the polling place at Petaluma’s Community Center in Lucchesi Park to cast their votes on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Crissy Pascual, Argus-Courier staff

Hills above Santa Rosa harbor peacocks, foxes — and some of California’s most engaged voters

by Lewis Griswold December 16, 2020December 17, 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

by Phillip Reese and Lewis Griswold December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Jackie Bustamante and her son Peter, 8, prepare to vote at San Francisco Voting Center on Nov. 8, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

How California moved to the future of voting during a pandemic

by Michael Lozano December 1, 2020December 3, 2020

A provisional ballot filed by a voter who registered the same day as the California primary in Oakland on March 3, 2020. Photo by Dylan Bouscher, Bay Area News Group

California dramatically cut provisional ballots. Here’s how

by Lewis Griswold November 6, 2020November 6, 2020