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OC elections among many that received Zuckerberg grant money in 2020 for voter drop boxes
Orange County is among the jurisdictions that opted to accept grant money from a community group that received its funding from Mark Zuckerberg
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Election Integrity Project on appeal: 'Vote dilution includes vote negation and vote cancellation'
EIP and a coalition of GOP Congressional candidates sued various county election officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Central District of California alleging the state's voting practices are unconstitutional
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Open the Books study: Law firms were among the vendors that 'paid to play' with Gov. Newsom
OpenTheBooks.com auditors found that in return for $10.5 million in campaign donations, 979 vendors secured $6.2 million in state contracts or payments.
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Former judge weighs in on OC judge who removed three Mission Viejo councilmembers
The Voting Rights Act of 2001 created a pathway to implement district voting where communities of color have been disenfranchised by at-large voting
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California Education Department lists sex change surgeries, medications for students on its website
The California Department of Education is acting as a groomer in promoting resources to students on its website where they can receive sex change surgeries and medications, according to a GOP Primary-elect for Congress
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State GOP unendorses three Republican congressional candidates; One says she was 'too conservative' for Party
Three Republican Congressional candidates who were certified winners of their June 7 Primary election by the Secretary of State have been unendorsed by the California Republican Party
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GOP Congressional candidate opposes bill that would broaden 'free community college for all' program
A bill that would allow all students to attend community college for free statewide undermines the principle that education is a privilege
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GOP Congressional candidate: 'I will organize an audit committee, demand interagency communication' in response to Open the Books report
Republican congressional candidate Mike Cargile plans to demand interagency communication and will organize an audit committee if elected.
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Santa Ana City Council considers ballot measure that would permit the undocumented to vote in local elections
City Councilman Ryan Hernandez, who proposed the measure, advocated at a council meeting that green card holders and undocumented workers pay taxes
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Teachers' union accused of rallying against a Riverside County pastor's PAC backing conservative school board candidates
412 Church Pastor Tim Thompson launched the Inland Empire Family PAC earlier this year and has been holding fundraisers ever since to reach a financial goal of $250,000.
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While fixing a flat tire, steel worker finds abandoned mail-in ballots near San Diego highway
When Brent Walters stumbled upon a stack of sealed mail-in ballots on the side of Route 168 near Interstate 8 in San Diego, he knew they weren’t supposed to be there.
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GOP Congressional candidates advance to November elections
Congressional candidates Mike Cargile, Kevin Kiley, Joe Collins, and Tamika Hamilton are some of the Republicans who are advancing
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Mayor emeritus: 'Voters in Compton election scandal were unsophisticated to think they wouldn't get caught'
Debbie Peterson is no stranger to corruption in local government as she was mayor of Grover Beach in San Luis Obispo for two years and wrote a book about it called The Happiest Corruption: Sleaze, Lies, & Suicide in a California Beach Town
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GOP State Assembly candidates find primary election success despite low Republican voter turnout
California State Assembly Candidate Bill Essayli is the top Republican vote-getter for the new 63rd District, which encompasses Riverside County
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Registrar of Voters: 'OC chose the state's Risk Limiting Audit to enhance election confidence'
Orange County is participating in the state's election pilot program to bolster voter confidence
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Jan. 6 suspect appeals dismissal of FBI lawsuit, advances out of primary election for District 43 Assembly seat
A suspect accused of participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and who's also campaigning for a California Assembly seat, has appealed a federal court’s dismissal of his lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigations for allegedly confiscating some of his belongings after entering his North Hollywood home.
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GOP Congressional candidate questions 'Surrendering Vote-by-Mail Ballot' process
The state’s Surrendering Vote-by-Mail Ballot procedure is rife with opportunities for election fraud, according to a candidate for Congress.
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GOP Congressional candidate: 'Mail-in ballots should be secured with armed guards like lottery tickets'
Mail-In ballots should get as much protection as California lottery tickets, according to a candidate for Congress who is trying to unseat Democratic incumbent Adam Schiff.
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LAUSD, LA School Board delay forced COVID-19 vaccination again
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the Los Angeles School Board will eventually abandon trying to force vaccinate their students with the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a GOP congressional candidate.
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OC is increasing election security with new ballot box scanners for June 7 elections
The Orange County Registrar of Voters’ office is installing small scanner devices in some of their ballot boxes near the deposit slot to increase the level of trust and security during the upcoming June 7 elections.