An out-of-state lawyer with a history of connections with debunked election theories and no experience managing a voting department was picked on April 30 to run a Northern California county's elections.

Steve Hilton aims to change that by winning the governorship in 2026. The former Fox News host and Silicon Valley executive is campaigning to reduce the immense size, cost and waste of the state government. He would succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The survey found that 54% of registered state voters said Newsom is doing things that might benefit him as a possible presidential candidate.

A Shasta County group has begun to collect signatures as members push for election law changes that would defy state voters laws that are in place.

As secretary of state of California, I know our elections are not skewed by fraud. But this legislation would skew results by disenfranchising millions of people.

Shasta County supervisors picked an attorney with no experience in managing an elections department in California as the next registrar of voters, making it the second time they pass over the assistant clerk in that office.

AG Rob Bonta argues Huntington Beach’s voter ID law should be thrown out immediately and is asking the appeals court to weigh in.

“Californians have voted for decades without having to show identification when voting or registering to vote, and the integrity of our elections has remained secure,” California League of ...