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AP19:106 | 12/31/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
Media Advisory | 12/31/2019 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for Congressional District 25 and State Senate District 28 Special Primary Elections |
AP19:105 | 12/26/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Certifies Candidate List for March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election |
AP19:104 | 12/23/2019 | Secretary of State’s Office Sends Statewide Email to NPP Voters on Presidential Primary Rules |
AP19:103 | 12/20/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:102 | 12/18/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:101 | 12/18/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
Media Advisory | 12/16/2019 | California State Archives Offers Free Behind-the-Scenes Holiday Themed Tour |
AP19:100 | 12/16/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Allocation by Congress of $425 Million to Election Security |
Media Advisory | 12/13/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Register Sacramento Woman to Vote for her 105th Birthday |
AP19:099 | 12/13/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on No Party Preference Voter Notifications and Allegations of DMV Errors |
AP19:098 | 12/12/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election |
AP19:097 | 12/11/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:096 | 12/11/2019 | No Party Preference Voters Encouraged to Complete Presidential Primary Ballot Selection Postcards by the New Year |
AP19:095 | 12/06/2019 | Candidate Filing Deadline Extended in Congressional and Legislative Districts Where No Eligible Incumbent Has Filed |
AP19:094 | 12/06/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Releases List of Presidential Candidates for March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election |
AP19:093 | 12/03/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
Media Advisory | 12/02/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Chair California Complete Count Committee Public Meeting in Fresno |
Media Advisory | 12/02/2019 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election |
AP19:092 | 11/27/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:091 | 11/26/2019 | New State Archives Digital Exhibit on Women’s Suffrage for 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment Ratification in California |
AP19:090 | 11/21/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Launches New How to Vote for President Website ahead of March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary |
Media Advisory | 11/19/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Participate in Law and Social Justice Academy Speaker Series at Oakland High School |
Media Advisory | 11/19/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Participate in “Bay Area Counts” Census 2020 Media Briefing |
AP19:089 | 11/19/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Releases Statewide Voter Information Guide for Public Review |
Media Advisory | 11/18/2019 | California State Archives Offers Free Behind-the-Scenes Thanksgiving Themed Tour |
AP19:088 | 11/08/2019 | 25 Years After the Passage of Prop 187, Secretary of State Alex Padilla Launches Digital Exhibit on Impact of Prop 187 |
Media Advisory | 11/07/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Attorney General Xavier Becerra to hold Tele-Press Conference Marking Twenty-Five Years Since Prop 187 |
AP19:087 | 11/06/2019 | New Report of California Voter Registration: Highest Percentage of Eligible Voters Registered in 67 Years |
Media Advisory | 11/05/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to hold Tele-Press Conference Briefing on Latest Report of Voter Registration |
Media Advisory | 11/05/2019 | State Archives Speaker Series: The History of Wine and Winemaking in California |
AP19:086 | 11/03/2019 | TODAY: One Year Out from the November 3, 2020 General Election |
Media Advisory | 10/30/2019 | California State Archives Offers Free Behind-the-Scenes Halloween Tour |
AP19:085 | 10/29/2019 | Secretary of State, County Elections Officials Working to Mitigate Impacts of Public Safety Power Shutoffs on 2019 California Elections |
AP19:084 | 10/25/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Assigns Number to March Ballot Measure, Invites Ballot Arguments |
AP19:083 | 10/25/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Partners with Equality California Institute to Protect Voting Rights of Transgender Californians in 2020 |
AP19:082 | 10/24/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
Media Advisory | 10/24/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Keynote Equality California’s Annual ‘Fair Share for Equality’ Policy Convening |
AP19:081 | 10/23/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:080 | 10/23/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:079 | 10/23/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:078 | 10/23/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:077 | 10/22/2019 | California Channel Online Archive Now Hosted by California State Archives |
AP19:076 | 10/21/2019 | Three Parties to Allow No Party Preference Voters to Participate in Presidential Primary |
AP19:075 | 10/17/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:074 | 10/17/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla, Legislative Author of California's Earthquake Warning System, Issues Statement on Today's Historic Launch |
Media Advisory | 10/14/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Helen Bernstein High School in Los Angeles |
AP19:073 | 10/08/2019 | Governor Newsom Signs Elections Legislation Supported by Secretary of State Alex Padilla |
AP19:072 | 10/08/2019 | Secretary of State’s Office Launches New Online Tool for Trademark Modification Filings |
Media Advisory | 10/07/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Join Central Valley Leaders to Prepare for Statewide 2020 Census Efforts |
AP19:071 | 09/27/2019 | California State Archives Digitizes its Complete,“Diseños Collection” of Hand-Drawn Spanish and Mexican Land Grant Maps |
Media Advisory | 09/25/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Christopher High School in Gilroy |
Media Advisory | 09/24/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Duarte High School in Duarte |
AP19:070 | 09/24/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Urges Californians to Register to Vote on National Voter Registration Day |
AP19:069 | 09/23/2019 | Proposed Referendum Enters Circulation |
AP19:068 | 09/23/2019 | Proposed Referendum Enters Circulation |
Media Advisory | 09/23/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Felicitas & Gonzalo Mendez High School for National Voter Registration Day |
Media Advisory | 09/20/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Golden Valley High School in Merced |
Media Advisory | 09/20/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Attend Latino Community Foundation Youth Rally at UC Merced |
AP19:067 | 09/20/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
Media Advisory | 09/18/2019 | FundaMental Change to Honor California Secretary of State Alex Padilla at Inaugural Championing Change Gala |
Media Advisory | 09/16/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Arleta High School in Los Angeles County |
Media Advisory | 09/13/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Kick Off High School Voter Education Weeks with Visit to Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills |
AP19:066 | 09/13/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Appoints Tamara Martin as State Archivist |
Media Advisory | 09/12/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Host Citizenship Ceremony; Display 1849 California Constitution |
Media Advisory | 09/12/2019 | California State Archives to Host Rare Display of the Original 1849 California Constitution at the California Museum |
AP19:065 | 09/09/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:064 | 09/09/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:063 | 09/09/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
Media Advisory | 09/06/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Club of Southern California Annual Luncheon |
AP19:062 | 09/05/2019 | Assembly District 1 Special Primary Election Results Certified |
Media Advisory | 09/03/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Chair California Complete Count Committee Public Meeting |
Media Advisory | 08/27/2019 | California State Archives Offers Free Behind-the-Scenes State Parks Tour |
AP19:061 | 08/15/2019 | Secretary of State Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for November 5, 2019 Odd Year Elections |
Media Advisory | 08/15/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Join California Legislative Leaders to Prepare for Statewide 2020 Census Efforts |
Media Advisory | 08/08/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Join State and Local Election Leaders on DEFCON Panel |
AP19:060 | 08/06/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
Media Advisory | 08/06/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Join Central Valley Leaders to Prepare for Statewide 2020 Census Efforts |
Media Advisory | 08/05/2019 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for November 5, 2019 Odd Year Elections |
Media Advisory | 08/02/2019 | Secretary Padilla to Provide Remarks to UnidosUS 2019 Annual Conference Leading into the Future Breakfast |
AP19:059 | 07/30/2019 | New Law to Modernize the California Filing Process for Presidential Primary Candidates Signed by Governor Newsom |
Media Advisory | 07/23/2019 | California State Archives Offers Free Behind-the-Scenes Summer Tour |
AP19:058 | 07/12/2019 | Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Campaign and Election Cybersecurity Legislation |
AP19:057 | 07/11/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Trump Comments on Census and Citizenship Question |
AP19:056 | 07/10/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Certifies Candidates for Assembly District 1 Special Primary Election |
AP19:055 | 07/05/2019 | Secretary of State Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for Assembly District 1 Special Primary Election |
AP19:054 | 07/02/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Print 2020 Census Without Citizenship Question |
AP19:053 | 07/01/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Releases First Report on Corporations with Female Board Members |
AP19:052 | 06/27/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Election, Census Funding in State Budget |
AP19:051 | 06/27/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on the United States Supreme Court Census Citizenship Question Ruling |
AP19:050 | 06/26/2019 | Over Half of State’s Voters to be Covered by Voter’s Choice Act for 2020 Elections as Tuolumne County Becomes 14th County to Adopt Reform |
AP19:049 | 06/25/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
Media Advisory | 06/25/2019 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for Assembly District 1 Special Primary Election |
Media Advisory | 06/18/2019 | California State Archives Offers Free Behind-the-Scenes LGBTQ Pride Month Tour |
AP19:048 | 06/17/2019 | California Secretary of State Certifies Senate District 1 and Senate District 33 Special General Election Results |
AP19:047 | 06/14/2019 | Butte County Becomes 13th County to Adopt Voter’s Choice Act for 2020 Elections |
Media Advisory | 06/14/2019 | Secretary Padilla, Mayor Steinberg Join Sacramento Area Leaders to Prepare for Statewide 2020 Census Efforts |
Media Advisory | 06/10/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Give Commencement Speech at Santa Monica College Graduation |
Media Advisory | 05/30/2019 | Southwest Voter Registration Education Project to Present California Secretary of State Alex Padilla with the Campeón Award |
AP19:046 | 05/29/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Mueller Comments |
Media Advisory | 05/28/2019 | California State Archives Offers Free Behind-the-Scenes Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Tour |
Media Advisory | 05/28/2019 | State Archives Speaker Series: A Legacy in Brick & Iron - Sacramento’s Central & Southern Pacific Railroad Shops |
AP19:045 | 05/21/2019 | Amador County Becomes 12th County to Adopt Voter’s Choice Act for 2020 Elections |
Media Advisory | 05/20/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Participate in Latino State of Census 2020 Briefing in D.C. |
Media Advisory | 05/17/2019 | Secretary of State’s Safe at Home Program to Participate in ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ Activities |
Media Advisory | 05/16/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Join Orange County Registrar and City Officials for “Roadshow to Vote Centers 2020” Launch |
Media Advisory | 05/15/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Provide Keynote Address at Pacific Clinics’ 22nd Annual Latino Conference |
AP19:044 | 05/15/2019 | New Online California Trademark Search Tool launched through bizfile California Portal |
AP19:043 | 05/10/2019 | State Archives Releases New Digital Exhibit Featuring the History of the Transcontinental Railroad in California |
AP19:042 | 05/09/2019 | Secretary of State Padilla Statement on Voting System Funding in Governor’s May Budget Revision |
AP19:041 | 05/07/2019 | State Archives’ ‘First Complete Rail Map of the Sierra’ Available Digitally, On Public Display for the First Time |
AP19:040 | 05/06/2019 | Vote-by-Mail Ballots now being sent to SD 1 and 33 Voters; Secretary of State Alex Padilla Reminds Voters of their Ballot Return Options |
Governor's Press Release | 04/30/2019 | Governor Newsom Appoints Secretary of State Alex Padilla Chair of the California Complete Count Committee |
AP19:039 | 04/30/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on the Passing of Ellen Tauscher |
Media Advisory | 04/29/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit James Lick High School in San Jose |
Media Advisory | 04/26/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit High Schools in Sacramento and Yolo Counties |
Media Advisory | 04/24/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Montebello High School |
AP19:038 | 04/24/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla, ‘Safe at Home’ Program Recognize April as Sexual Violence Awareness Month; to Participate in Denim Day Activities |
Media Advisory | 04/23/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Participate in Inaugural UCLA “Luskin Summit 2019: ‘Livable L.A.’” |
AP19:037 | 04/23/2019 | El Dorado County Adopts Voter’s Choice Act for 2020 Elections; 11 Counties Now in For Election Reform |
Media Advisory | 04/23/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Van Nuys High School |
AP19:036 | 04/22/2019 | On Earth Day, California Voters Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint by Opting-Out of Paper Voter Information Guides |
Media Advisory | 04/22/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Inglewood High School |
Media Advisory | 04/19/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Charter High School |
AP19:035 | 04/18/2019 | Secretary of State Padilla Statement on Mueller Report |
AP19:034 | 04/17/2019 | State Archives Releases ‘California Witch Hunt’ a new 3-Part Digital Exhibit focuses on the CA Un-American Activities Committee |
Media Advisory | 04/16/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Anderson Clark Magnet High School in Glendale |
Media Advisory | 04/15/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Kick Off High School Voter Education Weeks with Visit to Katella High School in Anaheim |
AP19:033 | 04/10/2019 | Santa Clara County Adopts Voter's Choice Act for 2020 Elections; Nearly Half of California Voters will Enjoy More Flexibility in When, Where, and How They Can Vote |
AP19:032 | 04/04/2019 | Senate District 1 & Senate District 33 Special Primary Election Results Certified |
AP19:031 | 04/02/2019 | Secretary Padilla Publishes Reports on Conditional Voter Registration and Provisional Ballot Use in November 2018 General Election |
AP19:030 | 03/28/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Appoints Robert Abelon as Deputy Secretary of State for Policy and Planning |
Media Advisory | 03/27/2019 | California State Archives Offers Free Behind-the-Scenes Women’s History Month Tour |
Media Advisory | 03/27/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Keynote Latino Education and Advocacy Days Summit X |
AP19:029 | 03/25/2019 | Secretary of State Building Complex Renamed in Honor of March Fong Eu |
Media Advisory | 03/22/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak at the Public Policy Institute of California’s Speaker Series: “Preparing California for Census 2020” |
Media Advisory | 03/22/2019 | Secretary Padilla to Rename Secretary of State Building in Honor of March Fong Eu |
Media Advisory | 03/20/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Welcome Over 600 New U.S. Citizens in Sacramento County |
Media Advisory | 03/18/2019 | State Archives Speaker Series: Paving the Way: Women’s Struggle for Political Equality in California |
Media Advisory | 03/18/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Hold Public Hearing on Voting System Modernization |
AP19:028 | 03/14/2019 | Secretary of State Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for June 4, 2019 Local Elections |
AP19:027 | 03/13/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Governor Newsom Ordering Death Penalty Moratorium in California |
AP19:026 | 03/12/2019 | Fresno County Adopts Voter’s Choice Act for 2020 Elections |
Media Advisory | 03/12/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Welcome 1,000 New U.S. Citizens in Oakland |
Media Advisory | 03/11/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak at Citizenship Ceremony in Fresno |
AP19:025 | 03/11/2019 | Over 20 Million Californians Registered to Vote |
AP19:024 | 03/08/2019 | Secretary Padilla Statement on US House Passing H.R. 1 – For the People Act |
Media Advisory | 03/07/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Keynote Election Cybersecurity Discussion at RSA Conference |
Media Advisory | 03/06/2019 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for June 4, 2019 Local Elections |
AP19:023 | 03/06/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on California Judge Blocking Census Citizenship Question |
AP19:022 | 03/05/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Invites Applications to Language Accessibility Advisory Committee |
Media Advisory | 03/05/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Keynote Election Cybersecurity Forum Hosted by Supervisor Joe Simitian |
AP19:021 | 03/03/2019 | TODAY: California is One Year Out from Our March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary |
AP19:020 | 02/27/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Sets Deadline for Counties to Retire Old Voting Machines and Modernize Election Infrastructure |
AP19:019 | 02/26/2019 | Orange County Votes to Implement Voter’s Choice Act for 2020 Elections |
Media Advisory | 02/26/2019 | California State Archives Offers Free Behind-the-Scenes Black History Month Tour |
AP19:018 | 02/25/2019 | 'No Stamp, No Problem' - All Vote-by-Mail Ballots Now Come with Prepaid Postage Return Envelopes |
AP19:017 | 02/22/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Responds to President Trump’s Latest Lies on Election Fraud |
AP19:016 | 02/22/2019 | CA State Archives Releases New Digital Exhibit Featuring the Town of Allensworth for Black History Month |
AP19:015 | 02/22/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Sponsors Legislation to Modernize the California Filing Process for Candidates for President of the United States |
AP19:014 | 02/21/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Sponsors Campaign and Election Cybersecurity Legislation |
AP19:013 | 02/20/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Recognizes the First Statewide University and College Ballot Bowl Winners |
Media Advisory | 02/19/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Cal Poly to Honor Campus as 2018 College Ballot Bowl Winners |
Media Advisory | 02/18/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Lead Conversation on Equity, Inclusion, and Justice at Obama Foundation’s MBK Rising! gathering in Oakland |
AP19:012 | 02/13/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Testifies at US House Committee on Homeland Security |
Media Advisory | 02/12/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Testify at US House Committee on Homeland Security Hearing on Election Security |
AP19:011 | 02/06/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Certifies Candidates for Senate District 1 and Senate District 33 Special Primary Elections |
AP19:010 | 02/03/2019 | One Year Out: Vote-by-Mail Ballots for 2020 Primary to be Mailed February 3, 2020 |
AP19:009 | 02/01/2019 | Secretary of State Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 33 Special Primary Elections |
AP19:008 | 01/28/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Sponsors new Constitutional Amendment to Restore Voting Rights to Parolees |
Media Advisory | 01/28/2019 | Secretary Padilla to Announce Sponsorship of new Constitutional Amendment to Restore Voting Rights to Parolees |
Media Advisory | 01/23/2019 | TOMORROW: California State Archives Offers Free Behind-the-Scenes |
Media Advisory | 01/22/2019 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 33 Special Primary Elections |
AP19:007 | 01/16/2019 | New Referendum Qualified for California's November 2020 Ballot |
Media Advisory | 01/15/2019 | State Archives Speaker Series: Alfred Eichler, The Life of an Exceptional Architect and Watercolor Painter |
AP19:006 | 01/15/2019 | State Archives Digitizes its Complete Collection of Famed Architect Alfred Eichler’s Designs |
AP19:005 | 01/15/2019 | Secretary Padilla Statement on Federal Court Striking Down Census Citizenship Question |
AP19:004 | 01/10/2019 | Secretary of State Padilla Applauds Governor Newsom’s Proposed Expansion of Census Funding |
AP19:003 | 01/09/2019 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
AP19:002 | 01/09/2019 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on new DMV Reinvention Strike Team |
AP19:001 | 01/08/2019 | Alex Padilla Takes Oath of Office for Second Term as California Secretary of State |
Media Advisory | 01/04/2019 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to take Oath of Office for Second Term on January 7 |