Despite legal concerns, a California bill that would allow higher education institutions to prioritize slave descendants in ...

Voter turnout in California plummeted nearly 5 percentage points in the 2024 general election as more voters sat out the election.

Two Republican lawmakers in California have launched a campaign to require voter ID and proof of citizenship at the polls.

In the past five general elections, California has tabulated an average of 38% of its vote after Election Day. Two years ago, in the 2022 midterm elections, half the state’s votes were counted ...

California Republican lawmakers launched a ballot measure that would require voter ID identification for counted ballots, and ...

In the March 5 primary election, 88.64% of California voters voted by mail, according to data from the California secretary of state. Voting by mail has been popular in California for years.

In the 2020 presidential election, there were 17.8 million votes cast, a state record. That was 3 million more votes than the previous record set during the 2016 general election.

The state’s efforts to increase voter turnout also mean delays in vote tallying. By Soumya Karlamangla Hundreds of thousands of ballots received from drop boxes awaited processing last week ...