California elections, 2013
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2013 elections
Special elections
State House District 32
- Gloria Negrete McLeod (D) was elected to the 35th Congressional District of California on November 6, 2012. A special election to fill the vacancy has been scheduled for March 12, 2013. Because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote the top two vote-getters - Norma Torres (D) and Paul Leon (R) - met in a runoff election on May 14, which Torres won.[1][2][3][4][5]
- Related: See election results here.
- See also: California state legislative special elections, 2013.
State House District 16
- Michael J. Rubio (D) resigned his seat on February 22, 2013, to take a job with Chevron. A special election has been called for May 21. Although the district boundaries have changed due to redistricting, because Rubio resigned midway through his term, the old boundaries will be used.[6] Candidates had until March 29 to file nomination papers.[7]
- Related: See election information here.
- See also: California state legislative special elections, 2013.
State House District 80
- Ben Hueso (D) won election to the California State Senate on March 12, 2013. A special election has been called for May 21, with a runoff election taking place on July 30 if necessary.[8] Candidates had until March 29 to file nomination papers.[9]
- Related: See election information here.
- See also: California state legislative special elections, 2013.
State House District 40
- Juan Vargas (D) was elected to the 51st Congressional District of California on November 6, 2012. A special election to fill the vacancy took place on March 12, 2013, which Ben Hueso (D) won with 52 percent of the vote.[1][10][11][12]
- Related: See election results here.
- See also: California state legislative special elections, 2013.
State House District 4
- Doug LaMalfa (R) announced on August 31, 2012 that he would resign his District 4 seat in the California State Senate after the legislature concluded its 2012 session. LaMalfa, who ran for U.S. House of Representatives, decided to resign early so that a special primary could be consolidated with the 2012 general election. On September 5, 2012, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced the special election would take place January 8, 2013, with the primary on November 6, 2012.[13][14] Jim Nielsen (R) initially looked to have won the blanket primary outright, but final returns showed him just short of the 50 percent plus one necessary to avoid a general election.[15][16] Nielsen easily won the special election.[17]
- Related: See election results here.
- See also: California state legislative special elections, 2013.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee Voting
Eligibility
All voters are eligible to vote absentee in California. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.
Deadlines
To vote absentee, an absentee ballot application must be received by the election office at least 7 days prior to the election. A returned absentee ballot must then be received by the elections office by close of polls on election day.
Military and overseas voting
For full details, visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program here.
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
California is one of 33 states that has early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 29 days before an election and ends on the day prior to election day. The average number of days prior to an election that voters can cast an early ballot is 21 days in states with a definitive starting date.
Elections Performance Index
California ranked 48th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2010 elections. The EPI examines election administration performance assigning an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. The indicators were chosen within the framework of determining the convenience and integrity of each of the three administrative phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. California received an overall score of 48%.[18]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 KPCC, "Gov. Brown schedules special election for 2 vacant SoCal state Senate seats," January 7, 2013
- ↑ Champion Newspapers, "Three declare plans to seek vacated State Senate seat," November 20, 2012
- ↑ Daily Bulletin, "Six Inland Empire politicians plunge into special election for seat in state Senate," January 18, 2013
- ↑ SCPR.org, "32nd Senate District race heads to a May runoff to represent Pomona, Fontana and Ontario," March 13, 2013
- ↑ pe.com, "SENATE ELECTION: Norma Torres beats Paul Leon for Inland seat," May 14, 2013
- ↑ KBPS.org, "Special Election Set To Fill State Senate Vacancy," March 8, 2013
- ↑ sos.ca.gov, "Senate District 16 Special Primary Election - May 21, 2013," accessed April 8, 2013
- ↑ ktvu.com, "Special election set to fill state Assembly seat," March 26, 2013
- ↑ sos.ca.gov, "Assembly District 80 Special Primary Election - May 21, 2013," accessed April 8, 2013
- ↑ Imperial Valley Press, "Special election will fill seat vacated by Vargas," November 14, 2012
- ↑ U-T San Diego, "2 REPUBLICANS JOIN STATE SENATE RACE," January 19, 2013
- ↑ SCPR.org, "32nd Senate District race heads to a May runoff to represent Pomona, Fontana and Ontario," March 13, 2013
- ↑ Times Standard, "Del Norte state Sen. Doug LaMalfa resigns, special election to be held," September 5, 2012
- ↑ California Newswire, "Special Election Proclamation by The Governor of The State of California," September 6, 2012
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Senate District four results," accessed November 15, 2012
- ↑ Appeal Democrat, "Senate runoff looming," November 23, 2012
- ↑ News 10, "Republican wins in special Senate election," January 9, 2013
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, Election Performance Index Report
