Replacing Cash Bail: Fairer Justice or Robopocalypse?

by Nigel Duara/CalMatters on October 25, 2020 at 12:53PM

—>FFurther down is an algorithm used by New York, the Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions developed by Northpointe, Inc. That program has been criticized for its lack of transparency. The bail industry, which forced the issue onto the ballot, are hoping voters will simply reject Prop.

Why do we keep voting on this? Exploring Prop. 13’s ‘Tax Revolt Family Tree’

by Ben Christopher, CALmatters on October 22, 2020 at 6:56PM

The tax revolt started in California in 1978, but it never really ended. Four decades ago mad-as-hell voters banded together to pass Proposition 13, capping property taxes, slapping a constitutional muzzle on state government and wringing local budgets like a washcloth.

Elections Office: A Quarter of HumCo's Registered Voters Have Already Cast Ballots

by Thadeus Greenson on October 22, 2020 at 3:28PM

Roughly a quarter of Humboldt County's registered voters have already cast ballots, according to Registrar of Voters Kelly Sanders. With the state having pivoted to an all vote-by-mail election and officials having urged voters to get their ballots filled out and in the mail — or one of the official ballot drop boxes located throughout the county — as early as possible, Sanders said about 25 percent of ballots issued in Humboldt County have already been returned with almost two weeks still remaining before Election Day. That equals about 20,500 ballots submitted locally so far.

No Reports of 'Unofficial' Ballot Drop Boxes in Humboldt

by Kimberly Wear on October 12, 2020 at 4:52PM

State Sen. Mike McGuire, who represents the North Coast, was among those to call foul, calling the GOP move election fraud and noting that a cease and desist order has been issued.

Virtually No Chance for a Ruckus at Dem Convention

by Ben Christopher, CALmatters on August 19, 2020 at 11:45AM

“I can’t say I blame them because doing it that way reduces bandwidth,” said Harris. “But it’s like, well, what can we do now?”

Are You Ready to Vote?

by Kali Cozyris on August 18, 2020 at 3:27PM

Read the full elections office release below: Get Ready Now for the November 3, 2020 General Election

Could Trump ‘Sabotage’ California’s All-Mail Election?

by Ben Christopher, CALmatters on August 15, 2020 at 12:23PM

Earlier this year, Newsom signed a bill that allows for the 17-day window for mailed ballots to arrive. California voters will also have the opportunity to bring their mail-in ballot to a polling location or drop box.

Tribal Chair: 'Huge Discrepancy' in Hoopa Election Results Being Referred to U.S. Attorney, Sheriff's Office for Investigation

by Kimberly Wear on June 25, 2020 at 5:15PM

The Two Rivers Tribune reported the election board chair resigned her post one day prior to the recount, saying her job now has her living more than 100 miles from Hoopa, which is outside of the range allowed by Tribal law to sit on the panel. Another board member who had acted as a "verifier" did not participate in the recount, citing a medical condition, the paper reported.

UPDATE: Bohn Cruises, Fennell Faces a Possible Runoff and Everything Else You Need to Know from Election Night

by Thadeus Greenson on March 4, 2020 at 6:21AM

Humboldt County voters heavily supported a pair of incumbent Humboldt County supervisors on Election Day, while leaving a property tax assessment to fund one of the area’s largest fire departments hanging in the balance. In the First District, Supervisor Rex Bohn, a two-term incumbent who has held his seat since taking over in 2012 for the retiring Jimmy Smith, easily dispatched radio personality Cliff Berkowitz.

First District: It's Bohn in a Landslide in Final Election Night Report

by Kimberly Wear on March 3, 2020 at 8:25PM