Random Alphabet Draw: Order of Candidates Determined
August 18, 2016 – For every election a random draw of letters is conducted, which is then used to determine the order that candidates will be listed on the ballot. Today a random draw was conducted by the Secretary of State – here’s the order:
1. O, 2. K, 3. W, 4. Q, 5. V, 6. S, 7. D, 8. R, 9. N, 10. H, 11. U, 12. E, 13. X, 14. A, 15. P, 16. I, 17. Z, 18. C, 19. G, 20. L, 21. F, 22. Y, 23. T, 24. M, 25. B, 26. J Continue reading
Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State
May 15, 2014
Contact: Shannan Velayas, (916) 653-6575
Fifth Measure Qualifies for California’s November Ballot
SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Debra Bowen today certified the fifth measure for the November 4, 2014, General Election ballot. The initiative, which would require drug and alcohol testing of doctors and increase the cap on pain and suffering damages in medical negligence lawsuits, joins four other measures already on the November state ballot:
◾A water bond measure, which was placed on the ballot by the Legislature;
◾A state finance measure, which was placed on the ballot by the Legislature;
◾A healthcare insurance measure, which qualified through the initiative process; and
◾A measure to overturn two gaming compacts, which qualified through the referendum process. Continue reading
The Orange County Register’s Editorial Board has come out against Measures T, the Brea Accountability Act, and U, the Brea Open Governance Act, in an editorial published this week.
Their editors wrote that “Measure T seems less about accountability and more about sticking it to selected Brea officials by limiting their paychecks. And U does little more than duplicate existing state laws.” Continue reading
The Orange County Lincoln Club’s Political Action Committee announced their endorsements for the upcoming November, 2012 election late last week.
The Lincoln Clu’s membership consists of CEOs, business owners, and entrepreneurs who “share common beliefs in limited government, lower taxes, and expanding economic freedom,” according to their website. Their members claim to believe in “free markets and pro-growth public policies that allow businesses to thrive in Orange County and beyond.”
The endorsements appear below. Some of the more interesting developments include: Continue reading
Pity the Orange County Republicans. Every two years they find some poor candidate to run against U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, and she always wins.
This year they came up with some guy named Jerry Hayden, and sure enough he is toast. Even uber-Republican blogger Chris Emami agrees, writing in a post this week that: Continue reading
Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2012
CONTACT: Shannan Velayas, (916) 653-6575
Secretary of State Debra Bowen Certifies Candidate List for November 6 General Election
SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Debra Bowen today released the certified list of candidates who will appear on the November 6, 2012, General Election ballot. The official certified list of candidates, with ballot designations and contact information for each candidate, is at www.sos.ca.gov/elections/2012-elections/nov-general/pdf/certified-list-candidates.pdf. Continue reading