Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo's hopes of filling the seat vacated by retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo were energized this week by results from a weekend poll showing the former mayor topping a field of eight possible opponents.
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ELECTION 2022: Did You Vote Yet? Turn in Your Ballot or Vote at a Polling Place
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Newsom Takes Secretary of State to Court to Remind Recall Voters He’s a Democrat
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New Law Ensures Voting Rights for Felons in Local Jails
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Proposal: No New Surveillance Tools Without Public Input
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Slow County Election Results to Continue Until at Least 2017
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Silicon Valley may be home base to many of the world’s most celebrated technical disruptors, but it also holds the dubious distinction of using a voting system that, to be kind, is, well, not exactly state of the art. And to the chagrin of many, it's not going to get better any time soon.
Read More 11The Importance of the Secretary of State and a Stolen Election
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Dan Schnur, an independent candidate for California’s secretary of state position, served as a political consultant to John McCain, back when the Arizona senator was still a maverick running against George W. Bush. We have had tremendous disagreements on some policy issues, but we have similar views when it comes to integrity in government, the honesty of elections, the enhancement of voting rights and the education of voters.
Read More 6Recycling Petition Accused of Misleading Signers; Intends to Repeal EPS Ban
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A lobbyist-funded ballot initiative will attempt to overturn San Jose’s ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) to-go containers at local restaurants. Sponsored by the California Restaurant Association, a petition that gathered 38,952 signatures was turned in to the City Clerk’s office Nov. 18. But before the county Registrar of Voters verifies if the necessary amount of signatures were gathered, critics have already lodged complaints with City Clerk Toni Taber that the petition misled signers.
Read More 1Biden, Clinton Should Swap Jobs
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In any other time in history, re-election for President Barack Obama would be a cinch. But in the era of FAUX News, twisted truths, instant gratification and public ignorance, this administration will face a tough road to re-election. The Democrats need to do something to energize the base.
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