Selma’s mayor, 57-year-old Scott William Robertson, has been charged after being accused of speaking to voters on voting day about his campaign, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office said. The DA’s office announced they filed a criminal charge against Robertson for “Prohibited Dissemination of Electioneering Information” at a polling place.

More than a year before the primary election, the governor's race is already growing crowded, particularly on the Democratic side.

California's future governor will have to deal with its housing shortage, homelessness, poverty, uncertain water supply, and budget deficits.

The British native, former conservative political adviser and former Fox News host is running in the crowded race to replace Gavin Newsom, who terms out in 2026.

After her failed 2024 presidential run, former Vice President Kamala Harris has not ruled out running for governor of California in 2026.

The liberal-run city has had four different mayors in a four-month period after Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled this November and subsequently indicted on eight counts of bribery.

"With voters looking for someone to blame, [Newsom] and the president are natural targets," an Emerson College pollster told Newsweek.

While deadlines to canvass and certify election results determine how and when election results become official, the policies that have a more direct effect on the speed of ballot counting and unofficial results are those that govern the time and place of ballot tabulation and statutory requirements to report results at specific times. [22] [23]