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Low voter turnout predicted for the California June 5 Open Primary

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Barack Obama, California, Decline to State, Democratic Party, Independent Voters, Janet Nguyen, Julio Perez, Michele Martinez, Orange County, Republican Party, Tom Daly 2 Comments

“Mail ballots arriving at the Orange County elections office indicate a low-turnout for Tuesday’s primary, with voting on pace to see less than 30 percent of registered voters casting ballots in the county,” according to the O.C. Register.

The voter turnout is similar in other parts of the state as well – “Workers with the San Francisco Department of Elections have been opening absentee ballots that have been trickling in and based on those numbers, they expect voter turnout for this election to be around 35 to 40 percent,” according to ABC News.

In Kern County, the Voter Registrar had issued 156,063 absentee ballots, but only 30,242 had been returned, according to Bakersfield.com. Continue reading→

Who is Jorge Rocha?

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Decline to State, Jorge Rocha, Santa Ana Leave a comment

By: Jorge Rocha, Candidate for the 46th Congressional District

This is the first of several articles that I will be writing to introduce myself to the constituency of the California’s 46th US Congressional District.

Today, I am introducing myself to you so that you will be able to know me better as a person and about my ideas on government and politics in general.. My objective is to win your trust and your which should help me be one of the two top vote getters in the June 5 Primary Election. Such outcome will then propel me to the General Election in early November 2012. The ultimate objective is of course, to defeat Rep. Loretta Sanchez in the latter. Continue reading→

The Open Primary may result in same party clashes in the General Election

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Albert Ayala, Allan Mansoor, Bob Huff, Brea, Decline to State, Democratic Party, Greg Diamond, Jose Moreno, Julio Perez, Leslie Daigle, Long Pham, Michele Martinez, Orange County, Republican Party, Rush Hill, Santa Ana, Tea Party, Travis Allen, Troy Edgar Leave a comment

Mansoor may face his fellow Republican, Daigle, in the General Election

The June 5 Open Primary is fast approaching and the new election rules migjht result in some interesting general elections, in November, featuring members of the same political party duking it out.

The O.C. Register’s Briane Calle wrote in a recent column that “In Orange County’s 74th Assembly District, Assemblyman Allan Mansoor and a fellow Republican, Newport Beach Councilwoman Leslie Daigle, could finish 1-2 on June 5, setting up a rematch in November. In that scenario, the third-place primary finisher, in this case Newport Beach businessman Bob Rush, a Democrat, would be eliminated and registered Democrats and others would be left to vote in November for one of the Republicans, ostensibly giving them the ability to swing the election (if they chose to vote).” Continue reading→

Why is Jerry Hayden running for the 46th Congressional District?

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Cecilia Iglesias, Decline to State, Democratic Party, Garden Grove, Jerry Hayden, John Cullum, Jorge Rocha, Jose Moreno, Latinos, Loretta Sanchez, Orange, Orange County, Pat Garcia, Republican Party, Santa Ana, Van Tran 5 Comments

I can’t figure out why Jerry Hayden is running for the 46th Congressional District (see map at the end of this post) which includes Anaheim, Santa Ana and parts of Orange and Garden Grove. Hayden, who is described on the ballot as a “Local Independent Businessman” is one of several candidates running for the 46th in the Open Primary, against U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez. Hayden is endorsed by the Republican Party of Orange County, but you really have to wonder why they would get behind a candidate who quite simply cannot hope to beat Sanchez. Continue reading→

New voter data shows the Republican Party is dying in California

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, California, Debra Bowen, Decline to State, Democratic Party, No Party Preference, Republican Party, Voters Leave a comment

Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 20, 2012

Contact: Shannan Velayas, (916) 653-6575

New Voter Registration Stats Show Continued Uptick in Voters with No Party Preference

SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Debra Bowen today published the latest statewide voter registration report, which shows a higher percentage of eligible Californians are registered to vote since this time four years ago while fewer than ever are indicating a political party preference.

The 60-day Report of Registration shows more than 17 million Californians are registered to vote, 21.3 percent of whom chose no party preference – a new all-time high. The previous record high of unaffiliated voters was 21.2 percent, reported in the Secretary’s last Report of Registration three months ago. Continue reading→