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The Communications Department oversees all media relations for the California Secretary of State’s office and keeps the public informed of the latest news from the agency’s various divisions: Elections, Business Programs, Political Reform and State Archives. Media representatives interested in information about the Secretary of State’s office or obtaining interviews should call (916) 653-6575 or email sospress@sos.ca.gov.
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November 2020 Ballot Return Updates
(Data as of 11/2/20)
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November 2020 In-Person Voting Updates
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| Number | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Media Advisory | 12/29/2020 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for March 2, 2021 State Senate District 30 Special Primary Election |
| AP20:116 | 12/11/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Certifies Record Setting General Election Results |
| AP20:115 | 12/10/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Recognizes 2020 California University and College Ballot Bowl Winners |
| AP20:114 | 12/10/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for March 2, 2021 General Law City Elections |
| Media Advisory | 11/30/2020 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for March 2, 2021 General Law City Elections |
| AP20:113 | 11/20/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP20:112 | 11/17/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Chris Krebs |
| AP20:111 | 11/5/2020 | California Secretary of State Issues Unprocessed Ballots Report |
| AP20:110 | 11/3/2020 | Polls now Closed in California |
| AP20:109 | 11/3/2020 | Election Day in California, Polls Open Now |
| AP20:108 | 10/30/2020 | Record 22 Million Californians Registered to Vote Heading into General Election |
| Media Advisory | 10/29/2020 | TODAY: Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Staples Center Host Press Conference with LA Kings, Los Angeles Lakers & LA Sparks Representatives To Promote In-Person Voting Through November 3 |
| AP20:107 | 10/29/2020 | What to Expect During the California Vote Count Process |
| AP20:106 | 10/28/2020 | California Law Allows Time Off to Vote on Election Day |
| AP20:105 | 10/27/2020 | California Secretary of State’s Office Adds Amazon Alexa Voice Application to its California Elections Toolkit |
| AP20:104 | 10/24/2020 | Secretary of State Padilla Urges Early Voting as Vote Centers Begin to Open in California |
| AP20:103 | 10/23/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Certifies U.S. President and Vice President Write-in Candidate List for November 3, 2020 General Election |
| AP20:102 | 10/20/2020 | Groundbreaking College Student Voter Registration Numbers Following the Voter Registration Deadline |
| AP20:101 | 10/20/2020 | Same Day Voter Registration Allows Californians who Missed Deadline Another Opportunity to Register and Vote |
| AP20:100 | 10/19/2020 | Midnight Voter Registration Deadline for General Election; In-Person 'Same-Day' Registration Required After Today |
| AP20:099 | 10/16/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes |
| AP20:098 | 10/16/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Attorney General Xavier Becerra Issue Statement on Efforts to Protect Election Integrity |
| Media Advisory | 10/16/2020 | TODAY: Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Attorney General Xavier Becerra to Provide Update on Efforts to Protect Integrity of California’s Elections |
| AP20:097 | 10/15/2020 | Over 2 Million California Voters Signed Up to Track Their Ballot |
| AP20:096 | 10/14/2020 | Over 1.5 million Vote-by-Mail Ballots Already Returned |
| AP20:095 | 10/13/2020 | 181 Schools Participate in California Student Mock Election |
| AP20:094 | 10/12/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Attorney General Xavier Becerra Send Cease and Desist Letters on Ballot Drop Boxes |
| Media Advisory | 10/12/2020 | TODAY: Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Attorney General Xavier Becerra to hold Virtual Press Conference Briefing on Reports of Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes |
| Media Advisory | 10/7/2020 | TOMORROW: America Ferrera & Cristela Alonzo to Join Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta & CA Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Discuss Voting on November 3rd |
| AP20:093 | 10/5/2020 | Millions of Vote-by-Mail Ballots on the Way to All Registered California Voters; Early Voting Begins at County Elections Offices |
| Media Advisory | 10/2/2020 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Join Orange County Officials to Discuss County's Comprehensive Plans to Safeguard Election, Provide Transparency |
| AP20:092 | 10/1/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP20:091 | 10/1/2020 | Los Angeles County VSAP 2.1 Voting System Certified |
| AP20:090 | 10/1/2020 | Secretary of State Releases Latest Report of Registration Ahead of the November 3, 2020, General Election |
| AP20:089 | 09/25/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Launches New Elections Chatbot |
| AP20:088 | 09/23/2020 | Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Make Safe at Home Program Available for Public Health Officials |
| AP20:087 | 09/23/2020 | California Secretary of State Launches New Statewide Ads for Vote Safe California |
| AP20:086 | 09/22/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Urges All Californians to Confirm Registration Status on National Voter Registration Day |
| AP20:085 | 09/18/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruther Bader Ginsburg |
| AP20:084 | 09/17/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on USPS Briefing with Postmaster General DeJoy |
| AP20:083 | 09/11/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Invites California Schools to Participate in the 2020 Student Mock Election |
| AP20:082 | 09/10/2020 | Proposed Referendum Enters Circulation |
| AP20:081 | 09/10/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP20:080 | 09/04/2020 | New Voter Registration Milestone – California Reaches 21 Million Registered Voters |
| AP20:079 | 08/27/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Certifies Candidate List for November 3, 2020, General Election |
| AP20:078 | 08/25/2020 | California Ballot Tracking Tool Now Available Statewide |
| Media Advisory | 08/25/2020 | California Secretary of State's Office and California State Archives to Host Women's Suffrage Rock The Vote 2020 Virtual Panel |
| AP20:077 | 08/21/2020 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Tours USPS Plant in Los Angeles |
| AP20:076 | 08/18/2020 | CA Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on USPS Suspension of Operational Changes |
| AP20:075 | 08/18/2020 | CA Secretary of State Alex Padilla Re-Launches California Students Vote Project, in Partnership with the California Lieutenant Governor and California Higher Education Institutions |
| AP20:074 | 08/17/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Launches Census Challenge for Final Push of Statewide Count |
| AP20:073 | 08/13/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for November 3, 2020 General Election |
| AP20:072 | 08/13/2020 | Secretary of State Releases First Report of Registration Ahead of the November 3, 2020 General Election |
| AP20:071 | 08/12/2020 | NEW Statewide Poll Worker Portal Launched to Assist Counties Recruit Poll Workers Ahead of the November 3, 2020, General Election |
| AP20:070 | 08/06/2020 | Secretary of State's Office Launches New Uniform Commercial Code Web Portal |
| AP20:069 | 08/05/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Announces First-in-the-Nation Partnership with Drag Out The Vote |
| Media Advisory | 08/04/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Joins with Civil Rights Leaders to Call on Congress to Fund Elections Immediately |
| Media Advisory | 08/04/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Participate in AltaMed Health Services Town Hall on Civic Engagement Program for Underrepresented Communities |
| Media Advisory | 08/03/2020 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for November 3, 2020, General Election |
| Media Advisory | 08/03/2020 | Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs to Present California Secretary of State Alex Padilla with the Pat Brown Legacy Award |
| AP20:068 | 07/27/2020 | 99 Days Until the November 3, 2020, General Election; Secretary of State’s Office Launches “Vote Safe California” Campaign |
| AP20:067 | 07/23/2020 | National Association of Secretaries of State Presents California Secretary of State with 2020 IDEAS Award |
| Media Advisory | 07/22/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Congressman Gil Cisneros to Host Town Hall to Discuss the U.S. Census and 2020 Election Voting Updates |
| AP20:066 | 07/21/2020 | New Measure Eligible for California's November 2022 Ballot |
| AP20:065 | 07/21/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Trump's Memo on Congressional Apportionment |
| AP20:064 | 07/21/2020 | Secretary of State’s Office Issues Health and Safety Guidelines for In-Person Voting Locations |
| AP20:063 | 07/21/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Releases Statewide Voter Information Guide for Public Review |
| AP20:062 | 07/17/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on the Passing of US Representative John Lewis |
| AP20:061 | 07/17/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Issues Supplement to the Statement of the Vote for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election |
| AP20:060 | 07/01/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Assigns Numbers to November Ballot Measures, Invites Ballot Arguments |
| AP20:059 | 06/25/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Certifies Measures for the November 3, 2020 General Election Ballot |
| AP20:058 | 06/24/2020 | New Measure Eligible for California's November 2020 Ballot |
| AP20:057 | 06/23/2020 | Proponents Withdraw Initiative to Require Certain Commercial and Industrial Real Property to be Taxed Based on Fair-Market Value. Dedicates Portion of any Increased Revenue to Education and Local Services. |
| AP20:056 | 06/22/2020 | New Measure Eligible for California's November 2020 Ballot |
| AP20:055 | 06/18/2020 | Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Fortify California's November 3, 2020 General Election for the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| AP20:054 | 06/18/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on US Supreme Court DACA Ruling |
| AP20:053 | 06/15/2020 | New Measure Eligible for California's November 2020 Ballot |
| AP20:052 | 06/15/2020 | California Secretary of State Certifies Congressional District 25 and Senate District 28 Special General Election Results |
| AP20:051 | 06/11/2020 | State Archives Releases New Digital Exhibit Featuring California’s Yosemite National Park |
| Media Advisory | 06/10/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Participate in Press Conference Call on Census Operations Resuming in Northern California |
| AP20:050 | 06/03/2020 | Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order for November 3, 2020 General Election |
| AP20:049 | 05/29/2020 | New Measure Eligible for California's November 2020 Ballot |
| AP20:048 | 05/22/2020 | New Measure Eligible for California's November 2020 Ballot |
| AP20:047 | 05/21/2020 | State Archives Invites Californians to Document Their COVID-19 Stories |
| AP20:046 | 05/14/2020 | Secretary of State’s Office Bringing on Expert Consultants to help with Vote-by-Mail Expansion for General Election |
| AP20:045 | 05/08/2020 | Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Send Every Registered Voter a Vote-by-Mail Ballot for the November 3, 2020 General Election |
| AP20:044 | 05/01/2020 | California Election Results Certified; Record Number of Ballots Cast in a Primary |
| Media Advisory | 05/01/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to hold Tele-Press Conference Briefing on March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election Results |
| AP20:043 | 04/30/2020 | State Archives Releases New Digital Exhibit Featuring the History of California’s Farmworkers |
| AP20:042 | 04/29/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla, ‘Safe at Home’ Program Recognize April as Sexual Violence Awareness Month; Participate in Denim Day Activities |
| AP20:041 | 04/24/2020 | San Mateo County Becomes 26th County to Adopt “Where’s My Ballot?” Vote-by-Mail Tracking Tool |
| AP20:040 | 04/23/2020 | New Measure Eligible for California's November 2020 Ballot |
| AP20:039 | 04/21/2020 | Secretary of State's Office Launches Corporations Formations Online Filing Tool and Revamped Online Filing Tool for Corporation Statements of Information |
| AP20:038 | 04/03/2020 | Secretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| AP20:037 | 03/25/2020 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Election Funding in Proposed Federal Stimulus Package |
| AP20:036 | 03/20/2020 | Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order Requiring Counties to Mail Every Voter a Ballot for Special Elections in CD-25 and SD-28 |
| AP20:035 | 03/20/2020 | Secretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| AP20:034 | 03/18/2020 | Update on Secretary of State Building Operations during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| AP20:033 | 03/16/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla is Urging Californians to go Online to Promote Public Health |
| AP20:032 | 03/13/2020 | Secretary Padilla Statement on American Elections in the Face of COVID-19 Pandemic |
| AP20:031 | 03/12/2020 | Census 2020 Invitations Now Being Sent to Californians |
| AP20:030 | 03/06/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP20:029 | 03/05/2020 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Los Angeles Voting Lines |
| AP20:028 | 03/03/2020 | Polls Now Closed in California—What to Expect During Vote Counting |
| AP20:027 | 03/03/2020 | Election Day in California, Polls Open Now |
| AP20:026 | 03/02/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Releases Women on Boards March Report |
| AP20:025 | 02/28/2020 | Secretary of State Releases Final Report of Registration Ahead of March 3 Presidential Primary |
| AP20:024 | 02/28/2020 | Secretary Padilla Urges Californians to Consider Voting Early |
| AP20:023 | 02/27/2020 | What to Expect During the California Vote Count Process |
| Media Advisory | 02/26/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to hold Tele-Press Conference Briefing on California Vote Counting Process |
| AP20:022 | 02/25/2020 | California Law Allows Time Off to Vote on Election Day |
| AP20:021 | 02/22/2020 | TODAY: Vote Centers Open in all Voter’s Choice Act Counties |
| AP20:020 | 02/21/2020 | Secretary of State Padilla Certifies Write-in Candidates List for March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election |
| Media Advisory | 02/21/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Celebrates Opening of Vote Centers by Casting his Ballot in Los Angeles County |
| Media Advisory | 02/21/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Congressman Salud Carbajal to Host Town Hall to Discuss the 2020 Census |
| Media Advisory | 02/20/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo to Host Town Hall to Discuss Election Security, Vote Centers and the U.S. Census |
| Media Advisory | 02/19/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Notre Dame High School |
| AP20:019 | 02/19/2020 | Same Day Voter Registration Allows Californians who Missed Traditional Deadline Another Opportunity to Register and Vote |
| Media Advisory | 02/18/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Congressman Mike Levin to Host Town Hall to Discuss the U.S. Census and Vote Centers |
| AP20:018 | 02/18/2020 | Midnight “Traditional” Deadline to Register to Vote for March 3 Presidential Primary Election |
| Media Advisory | 02/17/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Congressman TJ Cox to Host Town Hall to Discuss the U.S. Census and March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary |
| Media Advisory | 02/12/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Address California YMCA Youth and Government Conference |
| Media Advisory | 02/11/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Welcome More Than 1,250 New U.S. Citizens in Oakland |
| AP20:017 | 02/10/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 02/10/2020 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Provide Remarks to Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment “Make Us Count” Press Conference |
| AP20:016 | 02/10/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Announces Partnership with MemorialCare Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach |
| Media Advisory | 02/07/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Keynote NALEO and Alameda County Complete Count Committee Census Launch Breakfast and Training |
| Media Advisory | 02/06/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Berkeley High School |
| AP20:015 | 02/06/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Releases Latest Report of Registration; 500,000 California Teens have Pre-Registered since Program Launch |
| Media Advisory | 02/05/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Announce Voter Pre-Registration Milestone at Grant High School |
| AP20:014 | 02/04/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on California Presidential Primary and Vote Count Process |
| AP20:013 | 02/04/2020 | Where’s My Ballot? New Tool Launched to Help Voters Track the Status of their Vote-by-Mail Ballots |
| AP20:012 | 02/03/2020 | New Measure Eligible for California's November 2020 Ballot |
| AP20:011 | 02/03/2020 | Millions of Vote-by-Mail Ballots on the Way to California Voters; Early Voting Begins at County Elections Office |
| Media Advisory | 01/31/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak at the Public Policy Institute of California’s Speaker Series: “Countdown to Census 2020” |
| Media Advisory | 01/31/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Kick-Off Early Voting for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary in Sacramento |
| AP20:010 | 01/29/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 01/28/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit California State University, Northridge |
| Media Advisory | 01/28/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Kennedy High School |
| Media Advisory | 01/24/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Lincoln High School |
| AP20:009 | 01/24/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Conditionally Certifies Los Angeles County VSAP System; First Publicly Owned Voting System Certified in the Nation |
| AP20:008 | 01/23/2020 | Secretary of State Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for the April General Law City Elections |
| Media Advisory | 01/22/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Garfield High School |
| AP20:007 | 01/22/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP20:006 | 01/22/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 01/21/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit San Pedro High School |
| Media Advisory | 01/17/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Fairfield High School |
| Media Advisory | 01/16/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Congressman Gil Cisneros to Host Town Hall to Discuss the U.S. Census and Vote Centers in Orange County |
| AP20:005 | 01/16/2020 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Certifies Candidates for Congressional District 25 and Senate District 28 Special Primary Elections |
| Media Advisory | 01/13/2020 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for April General Law City Elections |
| AP20:004 | 01/10/2020 | Secretary of State Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for Congressional District 25 and State Senate District 28 Special Primary Elections |
| AP20:003 | 01/09/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP20:002 | 01/09/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP20:001 | 01/03/2020 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
