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Newly-elected State Senator Melissa Melendez sworn-in
Just days after her victory in a special election to fill 28th State Senate, Republican Melissa Melendez was sworn-in to office. Melendez was sworn-in Monday morning by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco at the state capitol building in Sacramento. Senator-elect Melissa Melendez, with her husband Nico Melendez at her side, is sworn into office by Riverside
Continue Reading28th District State Senate Election: Melendez declares victory; Romero has not conceded
The second batch of results for the special election to fill the 28th State Senate election have come in. Over 18,000 additional ballots were counted on Friday May 15. The second results showed that Republican Melissa Melendez remains in the lead by over 20,000 votes compared to Democrat Elizabeth Romero. Semi-official results as of 5/15/2020
Continue ReadingHow to vote in today’s 28th Senate District mail ballot election
Tuesday is election day for people registered to vote in the 28th senate district mail ballot election. As of 5/11/2020 a total of 499,942 ballots have been issued and 159,835 have been returned, according to the registrar. Given the circumstances, there are no traditional polling places open. This election is being conducted primarily by mail. The registrar is asking
Continue ReadingState Senate Race
A special election next Tuesday, May 12 will decide who will represent the 28th district in the state senate in Sacramento. Democrat Elizabeth Romero, who is a Riverside County Board of Education Member, is facing Republican Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez in the run off election. Both candidates say coronavirus has redefined the election. “I’ve never been
Continue ReadingVoters starting to receive mail-in ballots for the 28th State Senate District election
Voters are beginning to receive their mail-in-ballots for the State Senate 28th District special election. Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order back on March 20 that all voters receive vote-by-mail ballots for the two upcoming special elections being held on May 12, 2020, which are the 28th State Senate District and the Congressional District
Continue ReadingIncumbents Weill & Kite take an early lead in Rancho Mirage City Council election
The first batch of results in the Rancho Mirage City Council has been released and both incumbents are in the lead. Councilmember Ted Weill is the highest vote-getter so far with 3,690. Trailing Weill with 3,214 votes is Councilmember Richard W. Kite. Maggie Lockridge comes in third with 1,885 votes. Stephen Jaffe is not far
Continue ReadingSen. Bernie Sanders suspends presidential campaign
Senator Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday Morning that he is suspending his campaign for president, after falling behind former Vice President Joe Biden in recent primary contests. Sanders had a strong finish in early primaries, winning in New Hampshire and Nevada, but faltered after the Super Tuesday primaries. Many of his former opponents have endorsed Biden.
Continue ReadingNewsom orders all voters to receive vote-by-mail ballots for special elections
Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that will see all voters receive vote-by-mail ballots for the May 12th special election for the 28th Senate District (filling the seat left empty by Jeff Stone – R ) and Congressional District 25. It appears the two candidates set for the 28th Senate District appear to be Republican
Continue ReadingWinners called in some local elections
The county registrars office has called several of the local races. Click here for live updates on our local elections State Assembly 42nd District With 284 PF 397 (72%) of precincts reporting Incumbent Chad Mayes leads with 26,409 votes. Republican Andrew F. Kotyuk trails with 26,204 votes. Democrat DeniAntionette Mazingo comes in third with 22,941
Continue ReadingAP Live Delegate Tracker
CLICK HERE FOR RESULTS FOR OUR LOCAL ELECTIONS Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later. Keep an eye on elections for U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. State Governors across the nation.
Continue Reading42nd Assembly District Primary Preview
The 42nd district state assembly primary is an interesting showdown between a Republican, a Democrat, and a very notable No Party Preference. The incumbent is former Republican Chad Mayes who changed his affiliation. Mayes says, “We’re running a little experiment, we’ll see how it turns out.” Republican and current Mayor of San Jacinto, Andrew Kotyuk,
Continue ReadingRace for State Senate
Voters may elect a new state senator next week in a special election for the 28th senate district comprising the Coachella Valley and a large chunk of Western Riverside County. Five candidates are in the race and if anyone of them gets 50 percent of the vote plus one, that person will be elected to
Continue ReadingGov. Newsom delivers State of the State address
Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his annual State of the State address Wednesday morning. You can watch the full address through the video player below. The Governor gave the address before a joint convention of the California Legislature in the State Assembly Chamber in Sacramento.
Continue ReadingWould-be CA voters have until tonight to register for the March 3 primary
Tonight at one minute to midnight is the deadline to register to vote for the March 3 presidential primary election. Would-be voters can register online at https://registertovote.ca.gov/ or mail in a voter registration form, which can be found at libraries, post offices and most government agencies. However, if eligible voters miss the deadline, they can
Continue ReadingPalm Desert residents share input on potential district maps
Palm Desert residents got the opportunity to give their input on new potential city council district boundaries. An open house was held Wednesday evening at the Palm Desert Community Center on San Pablo Avenue. City officials presented upcoming changes on how the city will conduct elections. Open House #1 Back in December, the city council
Continue ReadingPalm Desert holding open house on new voting system
Palm Desert city officials are scheduled to host an open house today to highlight upcoming changes to how the city conducts elections and allow residents to share ideas on new council district boundaries. A similar event organized by the city was held in mid-January. Last December, the City Council approved a settlement stemming from a
Continue ReadingDesert Hot Springs City Council set to finalize move to double their pay
Desert Hot Springs City Council members today are expected to put the finishing touches on a significant bump in pay for themselves. The council on Jan. 21 voted to more than double the monthly base salaries for council members, representing what would be their first pay raise in 18 years. The ordinance will be read
Continue ReadingSatellite Iowa caucus set for Monday night in Palm Springs
Iowans vacationing in Palm Springs will still be taking part in that state’s presidential caucuses today, in one of two satellite caucuses in California. Caucusing begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Palm Springs Public Library at 300 S. Sunrise Way. More than 100 people are expected to take part in the only caucus site
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