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President Donald Trump wants California to segregate 20,000 ballots, claiming they may come from noncitizens. Federal officers charged 28 suspects with voter fraud this week.

California’s top attorney called on a federal judge to block the Trump administration’s efforts to force the state to set aside up to 20,000 ballots that prosecutors claim could have been mailed to noncitizens. In a court filing Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles, Attorney General Rob Bonta said the lawsuit the Trump administration […]

Republicans questioned elections before reforms made redistricting nonpartisan. Now they accuse California of letting noncitizens vote.

The Trump administration charged 28 immigrants with allegedly illegally voting or registering to vote in California in its latest push to hunt down voter fraud. Such cases are exceedingly rare and not proof elections are fraudulent.

The Trump administration is demanding records from Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties as it looks for instances of noncitizens voting.

California's political system makes it difficult to get elected without personal wealth or wealthy donors. A psychology professor says a public financing system could empower better candidates.

Are election deniers and affiliated groups gathering evidence for a potential Stop the Steal 2.0 campaign in California? That was the question CalMatters reporters set out to answer earlier this year. We made requests in a sampling of geographically and politically diverse counties for logs from their elections offices that detail who’s seeking election records […]

California election skeptics filed dozens of public records requests. Some are soliciting donations from people who believe election results can't be trusted.

There are two main questions to consider when evaluating bond measures on the November ballot. And the answers vary depending on the proposition.

California lawmakers sent Gavin Newsom hundreds of bills in his final months as governor. Here's how he handled proposals to counter the Trump administration, lower the cost of living, crack down on data centers and boost retirement plans for public employees.