Voting

The California Voter Foundation launched a tool tracking daily vote counts in 18 close contests for Congress and the state Legislature. The tracker aims to show how counts change over time and dispel misinformation about election fraud, the group says.

California’s clout in both presidential and congressional elections is shrinking. It’s a stark reminder of the old adage that demography drives destiny.

As California confronts what another four years under President Donald Trump means, Gen Z should respond not with exasperation but courage to lead.

In recent years, election officials have increasingly become the targets of threats and harassment. Still, these committed public servants persist to ensure that elections in California and nationwide are safe, secure and accurate.

California’s college students represent a wide array of ages, ethnicities, lived experiences and political beliefs. Eight voters who attend a California college shared their perspectives with CalMatters on the issues that matter to them as some vote in local, state and national elections for the first time.

Shasta County supervisors hired an elections chief without experience just months before the election. He’s already falling out of favor.

Homeless Californians face many barriers to casting a ballot, even in elections that affect their lives. Some counties and nonprofits are trying to boost turnout.

VotingMatters dived deeply into local issues in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz.

CalMatters election events sparked lively discussions in Los Angeles, Riverside, and online.

Critics of California's neighborhood associations often focus on the minority, not-in-my-backyard groups, yet most are focused on solving problems and participating in local governance. They are essential schools of democracy.