California voters on June 2, 2026, will be faced with deciding on a number of races that are likely to have wider impacts ...

Voter guide to California's primary election, the last California-bound oil tanker arrives in Long Beach and more big stories ...

The national story is about which party gains seats. However, this obscures the local impact. Even if temporary, many voters ...

California's 2026 primary election ballots land in Shasta County mailboxes the week of May 4. On Shasta County ballots are hot races for county clerk and elections officer and for district 1 and 5 ...

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting the Voting Rights Act has some Democrats asking whether California could go further in ...

California has open primaries, meaning voters’ choices are not limited to candidates based on their political party registration. Ballots can be dropped off at a drop-off location, county elections ...

Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. She has previously written for The Daily Beast, Newsweek and amNewYork. Several states undertook mid-decade ...