Post by Logan on Apr 6, 2016 0:34:20 GMT -6
Warning of a “surge” of higher-than-usual turnout in California’s June primary election and a book-sized November voter information guide, the state’s elections chief this week requested a meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown to press his case for more money.
In a letter to Brown on Monday, Secretary of State Alex Padilla noted that more than 600,000 people have registered or re-registered to vote online in recent weeks. In addition, he warned that he expects proponents of more than a dozen proposed ballot measures to file piles of petitions with county election offices in the coming weeks, seeking to qualify for the November ballot.
Among the would-be initiatives racing to gather signatures is a criminal sentencing measure sponsored by Brown, a former secretary of state.
“Counties will need more resources,” Padilla said in a statement. Padilla, a former lawmaker, has requested $32 million in additional money to help cover the costs of this year’s elections.
Read more: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article70213022.html
In a letter to Brown on Monday, Secretary of State Alex Padilla noted that more than 600,000 people have registered or re-registered to vote online in recent weeks. In addition, he warned that he expects proponents of more than a dozen proposed ballot measures to file piles of petitions with county election offices in the coming weeks, seeking to qualify for the November ballot.
Among the would-be initiatives racing to gather signatures is a criminal sentencing measure sponsored by Brown, a former secretary of state.
“Counties will need more resources,” Padilla said in a statement. Padilla, a former lawmaker, has requested $32 million in additional money to help cover the costs of this year’s elections.
Read more: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article70213022.html