California's Prop. 36 has divided Democrats. Vice President Kamala Harris, who is registered to vote in the state, has not said how she'll vote on it.
Ballot-measure politics is built around interest groups, which typically play a more active role than they do in campaigns for office. (Many of the usual campaign-finance restrictions on races involving candidates and parties, including limits on political activity by nonprofits, do not apply here.)
Like Nixon and Reagan, Kamala Harris put California at the center of national politics. But the state and country have changed.
County elections officials in California have already mailed ballots to active registered voters for the 2024 presidential election, according to the California Secretary of State’s voter guide. Ballot drop-off locations are also open, according to the California Secretary of State website.
California’s battle with climate change comes to the ballot in the form of a $10 billion bond to fund water, wildfire, and energy projects. The state would take on debt to spend big on climate resiliency and environmental health projects. Billions would be spent to prepare for droughts, floods, extreme heat, and other symptoms of climate change.
It’s been nearly a decade since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, but on Election Day California voters will decide whether to enshrine that right into the state’s constitution.
Republican reception to Trump's visit was muted, as embattled GOP representatives walk a tightrope in the deep-blue Golden State.
In California's 3rd Congress District, Republican incumbent Kevin Kiley and Democratic challenger Jessica Morse are going after each other on TV.
Democrats have outspent Republicans on television advertisements in the races that will be crucial to deciding control of the US House of Representatives, with California and New York seeing the highest spending by the two parties,
Early voting is taking place in several states, including California, as California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber encourages residents to vote early. “California voters are no longer limited to a single day of voting.
With the presidential election looming, it is time to once again adjudicate the existence of the electoral college.
California and Nevada voters will decide in November if they want to ban forced prison labor by removing language from their state constitutions rooted in the legacy of chattel slavery.