Posts Tagged: June primary

CA120: Get ready for the 2018 election reforms

The crowd at a 2016 political rally in Santa Monica. (Photo: Joseph Sohm)

by PAUL MITCHELL posted 04.10.2018

One of the ongoing themes in analyzing California’s 2018 elections is the impact of the reforms that were enacted in 2012 – the state’s open primary, the extension of term limits and the new district lines drawn by the state’s independent redistricting commission. Beyond these three, we also saw the creation of statewide online voter registration and a ballot measure to allow passage of an on-time state budget by a simple majority vote. This wave of reforms has made it incredibly difficult to discern the impact of each.

Survey: GOP’s Cox hitting 2nd place in gov’s race

Illustration of casting a ballot in California. (Image: Niyazz, via Shutterstock)

by Public Policy Institute of California posted 03.22.2018

Democrat Gavin Newsom has surged ahead of Antonio Villaraigosa in the state’s gubernatorial race, and Republican John Cox has made headway among the state’s likely voters. Senator Dianne Feinstein maintains her double-digit lead over fellow Democrat Kevin de León. These are among the key findings of a statewide survey released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).