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July 18, 2016 By Alex Vassar

The Brief Reign of Governor Tom

It won’t last long, but Tom Torlakson‘s brief term as Acting Governor next week will be one for the record books. As mentioned in a previous article, in the late 1950s, the State Assembly’s Subcommittee on Impact of Enemy Attack extended the Governor’s line of succession from just the Lieutenant Governor and Senate President Pro Tempore to […]

Filed Under: California law, Constitutional Officers, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Legislation, Top Stories Tagged With: Alex Vassar, Chris Nguyen, Dennis Hollingsworth, Greg Sperla, Jerry Brown, Senate Fellow, Tom Torlakson

June 14, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Vote Lead Changes

Congressional District 12 On June 21st, fifteen days after the Primary, Preston Picus pulled ahead of Bob Miller to face Nancy Pelosi in CD-12. On election night, with 100% of precincts reporting, Miller led Picus by 1,351 votes. A week later, on June 14th, that lead had slimmed to 472 votes. By that Friday, June 17th, Miller led Picus by mere 46 votes. As of June […]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Current Research, JoinCalifornia

June 10, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Close 2nd Place Finishes

Under the Top Two Primary, it’s the battle between 2nd and 3rd place that is usually the most closely-watched. Here are the 11 races where 2nd and 3rd place are separated by fewer than 1000 votes. Close 2nd Place Finishes (as of 6/10/16 at 7:22 AM) CD-53    Veltmeyer trails Ash by 126 votes. CD-32    Hernández […]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Congress, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, Top Stories

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