U.S. Voters

Pursuant to Elections Code section 9004(c), we transmit herewith a copy of the Title and Summary prepared by the Attorney General and the text of a proposed initiative measure entitled:

Attached is the notice and agenda for the next Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee (VAAC) meeting to be held on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Boardroom of the Secretary of State, 1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

The next Voting Modernization Board (VMB) meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 20, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Secretary of State’s Office in Sacramento.

Each month, the Office of Voting Systems Technology Assessment (OVSTA) provides an update on Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and Secretary of State (SOS) activities related to voting technology.

Print Version (PDF) AP15:087 November 2, 2015 CONTACT: Sam Mahood (916) 653-6575 SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Alex Padilla today announced that an initiative is eligible for the November 8, 2016, General Election ballot.  In order to become eligible for the ballot,…

Print Version (PDF) AP15:079   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2015 CONTACT: Sam Mahood (916) 653-6575 Marijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute.   SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced the proponent of a new initiative may begin collecting petition signatures.   The…

Print Version (PDF) AP15:072 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2015 CONTACT: Sam Mahood (916) 653-6575 Legislature Expansion. Legislative Process. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.   SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Alex Padilla today announced the proponent of a new initiative may begin collecting petition…

Print Version (PDF) FOR PLANNING PURPOSES September 21, 2015   Contact:         Sam Mahood Secretary of State’s Office (916) 653-6575 Secretary of State Padilla and Legislators hold events in Los Angeles and Sacramento to Support New Motor Voter Act September 22 is National…

Print Version (PDF) AP15:063  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2015 CONTACT: Sam Mahood (916) 653-6575 Marijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute.   SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Alex Padilla today announced the proponents of a new initiative may begin collecting petition signatures.   The…

Print Version (PDF) AP15:059 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2015 CONTACT: Sam Mahood (916) 653-6575 Marijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute.   SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Alex Padilla today announced the proponents of a new initiative may begin collecting petition signatures.   The…

Print Version (PDF) FOR PLANNING PURPOSESSeptember 3, 2015 Contact: Sam Mahood(916) 653-6575 Rare Public Display of 1849 California Constitution Secretary of State Alex Padilla and California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye to host public reception in honor of California statehood California Secretary of…

Print Version (PDF) AP15:058 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2015 CONTACT: Sam Mahood (916) 653-6575   SACRAMENTO – California Secretary of State Alex Padilla today launched Power Search, a new open source campaign finance search engine available on the Secretary of State’s…

Print Version (PDF) AP15:057  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                        August 27, 2015 CONTACT: Sam Mahood (916) 653-6575   SACRAMENTO – Legislation sponsored by California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to modernize California’s motor voter registration system was approved by the State Senate Appropriations…

Print Version (PDF) AP15:048FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 14, 2015 Contact: Sam Mahood(916) 653-6575 SACRAMENTO – Legislation sponsored by California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to modernize California’s motor voter registration system was approved by the State Senate Transportation and Housing Committee today.  The…

  VoteCal Overview VoteCal is California’s centralized voter registration database that provides benefits to voters and election officials. Publicly Available Website Voters can access certain public portions of VoteCal to: A Complete Index of Voter Registration Records VoteCal maintains all of the…

Recent updates regarding the VoteCal Project have been posted to the website. Please visit VoteCal News for more information.

Recent updates regarding the VoteCal Project have been posted to the website. Please visit VoteCal News for more information.

Recent updates regarding the VoteCal Project have been posted to the website. Please visit VoteCal News for more information.

Recent updates regarding the VoteCal Project have been posted to the website. Please visit VoteCal News for more information.

Recent updates regarding the VoteCal Project have been posted to the website. Please visit VoteCal News for more information.

A voting system certification public hearing will be held for the Dominion Democracy Suite 4.14-A.1 with Adjudication 2.4 voting system on December 12, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Secretary of State’s Office located at 1500 11th Street, Sacramento,…

A public hearing was held on December 13, 2013. The written public comment period on the proposed regulations has been extended and written comments will be accepted through close of business on January 3, 2014.

The Secretary of State will be hosting a public informational hearing on The Future of Voting in California on Monday, February 8th at 10:00 a.m.

On December 3, 2009, the Secretary of State revoked certification of Iron Mountain as an escrow company. Iron Mountain requested a public hearing as permitted by Califronia Code of Regulations section 20637. For more information on this hearing please visit our website…

The Secretary of State has approved Alameda County’s request for the Sequoia Voting Systems’ System 4.0, including WinEDS 4.0.116b and Edge version 5.0.24, blended system.

The Secretary of State has approved San Francisco County’s request for the Sequoia Voting Systems’ System 4.0, including WinEDS 4.0.116b and Edge version 5.0.24, blended system.

The Secretary of State has revised the approval document for Sequoia Voting Systems’ System 4.0, including WinEDS 4.0.116b.

The Sequoia WinEDS v. 3.1.012 Conditional Reapproval has been revised. To view the changes that were made, a redlined version is available at http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting_systems/ttbr/sequoia_redline-100109.pdf.