Ballot measure information on California county websites
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Template:County website evaluationsCalifornia has 58 counties and their election websites vary in the extent of information they make available to the public about local ballot measures. 8 counties, or 14% of California's 58 counties, provide no historical election results at all for local ballot measures (as of early 2010), while tiny Shasta County's website provides information about local ballot measures going back to 1970. Only Modoc County provides no election information for residents.
The County chart table below lists all of the counties in the state along with a simple evaluation of the county election website if available. For detailed information on how the Ease of Navigation number was calculated see: County evaluations. It should be noted that while most counties list no ballot information, at the time of the study the next big election will be in June therefore many counties will likely have ballot text closer to the election date. The table will be amended to reflect those changes if they occur.
For information about local ballot measure information made available for specific contemporary elections, see:
- Ballot measure information on California county websites for November 2009 election
- Ballot measure information on California county websites for June 8, 2010 election
- Ballot measure information on California county websites for November 2, 2010 election
- See also: Notes on study methodology
County chart
| County | Has an election website? | Election website | Has current election information? | Years of election results | Ballot text | Issues List | Results Updated | Ballot Measure archives | Ease of Navigation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2002 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5 | |
| Alpine | Yes | Website (dead link) | No | Some from 2008 | No | No | No | No | 2 | |
| Amador | Yes | Website | No | Starting in 2006 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | |
| Butte | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2000 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Calaveras | Yes | Website (dead link) | Yes | Starting in 2000 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Colusa | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2007 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Contra Costa | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1997 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 5 | |
| Del Norte | Yes | Website | Yes | Sporadic, starting in 2006 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| El Dorado | Yes | Website (timed out) | Yes | Starting in 1995 (timed out) | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Fresno | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1998 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Glenn | Yes | Website | Yes | Historical results not apparent | No | No | Yes | No | 3 | |
| Humboldt | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2002 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Imperial | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2001 (dead link) | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Inyo | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2007 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Kern | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2000 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Kings | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2001 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Lake | Ye | Website | No | Starting in 2006 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Lassen | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2000 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Los Angeles | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1996 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Madera | Yes | Website (dead link) | Yes | Starting in 2004 (dead link) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Marin | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1996 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Mariposa | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2006 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Mendocino | Yes | Website | No | Starting in 1999 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | |
| Merced | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2008 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Modoc | No | Website (timed out) | No | None | No | No | No | No | 1 | |
| Mono | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2010 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | |
| Monterey | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1995 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Napa | Yes | Website | Yes | Current | no | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | |
| Nevada | Yes | Website | No | Starting in 2000 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | |
| Orange | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2000 (dead link) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Placer | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2007 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Plumas | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2008 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Riverside | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2000 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 5 | |
| Sacramento | Yes | Website (dead link) | Yes | Starting in 1998 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| San Benito | Yes | Website | Yes | Current | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| San Bernardino | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1996 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| San Diego | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1991 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| San Francisco | Yes | Website (dead link) | Yes | Starting in 1995 (dead link) | No | No | Yes | Yes | 5 | |
| San Joaquin | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2005 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| San Luis Obispo | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2000 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| San Mateo | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1997 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5 | |
| Santa Barbara | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2000 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Santa Clara | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2000 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Santa Cruz | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1996 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Shasta | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1970 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Sierra | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2008 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Siskiyou | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2005 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Solano | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2005 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 5 | |
| Sonoma | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1998 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 5 | |
| Stanislaus | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2002 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Sutter | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2002 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Tehama | Yes | Website | Yes | Current | No | No | Yes | No | 3 | |
| Trinity | Yes | Website | No | Current | No | No | Yes | No | 3 | |
| Tulare | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1984 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | |
| Tuolumne | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2004 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | |
| Ventura | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1990 (dead link) | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Yolo | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 1997 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 | |
| Yuba | Yes | Website | Yes | Starting in 2004 | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4 |
Historical information analysis
- The extent to which county election websites display historical information is un-related to the population or budget of the county. Two small counties, Shasta and Tulare, have the most historical information.
- 32 counties provide historical information only for the last decade.
- 18 counties provide pre-2000 information.
- 8 counties provide no historical information.
- 13 counties have information that only goes back as far as 2005. Taking these counties together with those counties with no information, 21 counties (or 36% of California's county websites) provide either no information or only very recent information about local ballot measures.
| Year of election results | # of websites whose results go back this far |
|---|---|
| No historical results evident | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
See also
- Ballot measure information on California county websites for November 2009 election
- Ballot measure information on California county websites for June 8, 2010 election
