Secretary of State — State of California
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About this office
Head of elections and record keeping: Coordinates statewide elections and oversees election laws. Also keeps records about new corporations and businesses and other state databases.
For this office, only the two candidates who get the most votes in the primary election advance to the general election. The two candidates may be from the same political party.
News and links
News
California Secretary of State candidates talk election security — October 30, 2018 KCRA 3
Mark P. Meuser, candidate for California secretary of state, on the issues — October 30, 2018 San Diego Union-Tribune
Meet the Candidates: California Secretary of State — October 25, 2018 Winter's Express
Alex Padilla, Mark Meuser run for California secretary of state — October 17, 2018 Daily Californian
Videos
Interview
— September 28, 2018 Cal Channel and the League of Women Voters of California
Interview
— September 28, 2018 Cal Channel and the League of Women Voters of California
Candidates
You can vote for 1 of these 2 candidates.
Top 3 Priorities
- Protecting voting rights
- Supporting California jobs and small businesses
- Increasing campaign finance transparency
Top 3 Priorities
- Clean up California's bloated voter rolls. California...
- Cancel from the voter rolls those who are not eligible...
- Update California's business registration system so...