Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Is Not Trying to Secede California from Union
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will spend part of week in DC as he tries to Trump-proof state policies
Gov. Newsom visits Washington, D.C. to protect California policies ahead of Trump presidency
Why California takes weeks to count votes, while states like Florida are faster
This isn’t unusual or unexpected, as the nation’s most populous state is consistently among the slowest to report all its election results. Compare it to a state like Florida, the third-largest, which finished counting its votes four days after Election Day.
Decisive election waits for California’s results. What’s the hold-up?
Vote-by-mail ballot envelopes are checked to ensure they’re signed and the signature matches the signature on file. If a voter’s signature is missing or does not match the signature on file, California law requires elections officials to notify that voter and give them an opportunity to fix the problem, which can also delay the process.
California high school teacher caught in profanity-laced rant against Trump put on administrative leave
A California high school teacher was placed on administrative leave after he unleashed a fiery rant in the classroom about President-elect Trump's election win.
California Counts Methodically as House Control Hangs in the Balance
Nine of the 16 races that will determine which party controls the House of Representatives are in California. No state takes longer to tally votes.
California Is Getting More and More Republican
Donald Trump significantly outperformed his 2020 and 2016 presidential election performances in the state of California on Tuesday, while progressives were unseated as mayor of San Francisco and Los Angeles County district attorney.
Voters in California city reject measure allowing noncitizens to vote in local races
California Voters Reject Measure That Would Have Banned Forced Prison Labor
California Votes to Keep Forced Prison Labor
On November 5, Californians rejected a ballot measure banning forced prison labor, voting instead to keep the practice legal in state prisons. Proposition 6, which moved to eliminate the "constitutional provision allowing involuntary servitude for incarcerated persons,
Trump’s star rises as California shifts to political center. ‘Even progressives have limits’
Donald Trump’s win challenges the state’s progressive policies on climate, immigration, abortion and LGBTQ rights. Meanwhile, Gavin Newsom may benefit politically.
Election Day is over in California. Who’s responsible for removing campaign signs?
Only private property owners or authorized campaign staff are allowed to remove political signs in California. According to California Business and Professions Code 5405.3, political campaign signs must be removed within 10 days after Election Day.
Why California is still counting votes and how long it may take
The nation’s largest state by population has one of the longest vote-counting processes, both because of the sheer number of ballots and efforts to make voting easier.
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Map: How California's 58 counties voted in the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections
See a county-by-county breakdown of election results in California from the November 2024 and 2020 presidential elections.
Many uncalled House races are in California. This is why it takes the state weeks to count votes
Nine states have at least one uncalled House race, some of which are so close they are headed to a recount. Then there’s California. About half of the yet-to-be-decided House races are in the state, which has only counted about three-quarters of its votes statewide.