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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Kevin Voted Today (By Mail) - November 3, 2026 California General Election

Alameda County (California) flyer with "I Voted" sticker, on a maple-wood surface 

 

Federal Contests

  • United States Representative, 17th Congressional District: Ro Khanna
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD

State Contests

  • Governor: Xavier Becerra
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Lieutenant Governor: Fiona Ma
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Secretary of State: Shirley Weber
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Controller:Malia M. Cohen
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Treasurer: Abstained
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Attorney General: Rob Bonta
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Member, State Board of Equalization, 2nd District: Sally Lieber
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • State Assembly, 24th District: Alex Lee
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • State Senator, 10th State Senate District: Scott Sakakihara
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera
    • Election result (overall): TBD
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD

Nonpartisan Offices

Judicial

  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - Joshua Groban: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - Kelli M. Evans: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division One - Monique Langhorne Wilson: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division One - Charles A. Smiley: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division One - Kathleen M. Banke: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Two - Therese M. Stewart: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Two - Tara M. Desautels: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Three - Ioana Petrou: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Three - Victor A. Rodriguez: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Four - Tracie L. Brown: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five -Danny Y. Chou: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five - Mark Simmons: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five - Gordon Burns: Yes
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD 
County of Alameda
  • County Water District Director, Ward 3: Paul Sethy
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • East Bay Regional Park District Director, Ward 5: Olivia Sanwong
    • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
District Ballot Measures
  • Public Transit Revenue Measure District Proposition RTM: "To prevent major service cuts to BART and other transit, avoid increased traffic, and reduce pollution by: Preserving BART, Caltrain, VTA, SamTrans, AC Transit, Muni, other transit for everyone, including workers, students, seniors, persons with disabilities; Supporting transit safety, cleanliness, affordability, reliability; Repairing targeted roads/potholes; Requiring financial transparency, oversight, accountability; shall the measure enacting a 0.5% (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara counties), and 1% (San Francisco) sales tax for 14 years generating approximately $980,000,000 annually, be adopted?": Yes
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): 
      • Election result (Alameda County): 

State Ballot Measures
  • Proposition 1 - "Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs. Legislative Statute.": Yes
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 2 - "Increases State’s Rainy Day Fund. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.": Yes
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 3 - "Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.":  Yes
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 4 - "Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election Campaigns. Legislative Statute.": Yes
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 5 - "Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.": Yes
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 37 - "Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes. Initiative Statute.": Yes
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 38 - "Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Medical Research. Initiative Statute.": No
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 39 - "Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.": No
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 40 - "Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.": Yes
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 41 - "Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit. Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.": No 
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 42 - "Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.": No 
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 43 - "Limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.": No
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 44 - "Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% Of Revenue on Program Services. Initiative Statute.": No 
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD
  • Proposition 45 - "Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects. Initiative Statute.": No 
    • Election result: TBD
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): TBD
      • Election result (Alameda County): TBD

RESOURCES

Progressive Voters Guide - https://www.progressivevotersguide.com/california/2026/general/city/fremont (accessed 10/13/2026):

  • Governor: Xavier Becerra
  • Lieutenant Governor: Fiona Ma
  • Secretary of State: Dr. Shirley Weber
  • Controller: Malia M. Cohen
  • Treasurer: Eleni Kounalakis
  • Attorney General: Rob Bonta
  • Insurance Commissioner: No Endorsement
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera
  • Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber 
  • Public Transit Revenue Measure: Yes
  • Proposition 1: Yes
  • Proposition 2: Yes
  • Proposition 3: Yes
  • Proposition 4: Yes
  • Proposition 5: Yes
  • Proposition 37: No position
  • Proposition 38: No
  • Proposition 39: No
  • Proposition 40: Yes
  • Proposition 41: No
  • Proposition 42: No
  • Proposition 43: No
  • Proposition 44: No
  • Proposition 45: No

League of Women Voters' of California -  https://lwvc.org/ballot-recommendations/ (accessed 10/13/2026; note: "We do not endorse candidates or political parties")

  • Proposition 1: Yes
  • Proposition 2: Yes
  • Proposition 3: Yes
  • Proposition 4: Yes
  • Proposition 5: Yes
  • Proposition 37: No
  • Proposition 38: No
  • Proposition 39: No
  • Proposition 40: Neutral
  • Proposition 41: No
  • Proposition 42: No
  • Proposition 43: No
  • Proposition 44: No
  • Proposition 45: No

https://brokeassstuart.com/2024/10/08/the-november-2024-bas-voter-guide/ (note: "...since we now take tax-free deductible, that means we can no longer publish voter guides where we endorse candidates", and BAS worked with the League of Pissed Off Voters)

League of Pissed Off Voters - https://www.theleaguesf.org/voter_guides (accessed 10/13/2026):

  • Governor: No Endorsement
  • Lieutenant Governor: No Endorsement
  • Secretary of State: Dr. Shirley Weber
  • Controller: No Endorsement
  • Treasurer: No Endorsement
  • Attorney General: No Endorsement
  • Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera
  • Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber 
  • Public Transit Revenue Measure: Yes
  • Judges:
    • CA Supreme Court: Retain all (Groban, Evans) 
    • First Court of Appeals: Retain all (Smiley, Banke, Wilson, Desautels, Stewart, Fujisaki, Petrou, Rodriguez, Brown, Chou, Simons, Burns)
  • Proposition 1: Yes.
  • Proposition 2: No position
  • Proposition 3: Hell Yes!
  • Proposition 4: Hell Yes!
  • Proposition 5: Hell Yes!
  • Proposition 37: No position
  • Proposition 38: No.
  • Proposition 39: Hell No!
  • Proposition 40: Hell Yes!
  • Proposition 41: Hell No!
  • Proposition 42: Hell No!
  • Proposition 43: Hell No!
  • Proposition 44: No.
  • Proposition 45: No.

Bay Rising Action - https://bayrisingaction.org/voterguide/ (accessed 10/13/2026; note: for candidate endorsements, they defer to California Working Families):

  • Multi-County:
    • Public Transit Revenue Measure: Yes
  • Alameda: No positions 
  • Proposition 1: Yes
  • Proposition 2: Yes
  • Proposition 3: Yes
  • Proposition 4: Yes
  • Proposition 5: Yes
  • Proposition 37: No position
  • Proposition 38: Yes
  • Proposition 39: No
  • Proposition 40: Yes
  • Proposition 41: No
  • Proposition 42: No
  • Proposition 43: No
  • Proposition 44: No
  • Proposition 45: No

California Working Families - https://www.caworkingfamilies.org/bay-area (accessed 10/13/2026):

  • Federal:
    • United States Representative, 17th Congressional District: Ro Khanna 
  • State:
    • Governor: No Endorsement
    • Lieutenant Governor: No Endorsement
    • Secretary of State: No Endorsement
    • Controller: No Endorsement
    • Treasurer: No Endorsement
    • Attorney General: No Endorsement
    • Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim
    • Superintendent of Public Instruction: No Endorsement
    • Board of Equalization, District 2: No Endorsement
    • State Assembly, 24th District: Alex Lee 
    • Multi-County:
      • Public Transit Revenue Measure: No position
    • Alameda: No positions 
    • Proposition 1: Yes
    • Proposition 2: Yes
    • Proposition 3: Yes
    • Proposition 4: Yes
    • Proposition 5: Yes
    • Proposition 37: No position
    • Proposition 38: Yes
    • Proposition 39: No
    • Proposition 40: Yes
    • Proposition 41: No
    • Proposition 42: No
    • Proposition 43: No
    • Proposition 44: No
    • Proposition 45: No

Alameda County Democratic Party - https://acdems.org/endorsements-3/ (accessed 10/13/2026):

  • Federal:
    • United States Representative, 17th Congressional District: Ro Khanna 
  • State:
    • Governor: Xavier Becerra
    • Lieutenant Governor: Fiona Ma
    • Secretary of State: Dr. Shirley Weber
    • Controller: Malia M. Cohen
    • Treasurer: Eleni Kounalakis
    • Attorney General: Rob Bonta
    • Insurance Commissioner: Ben Allen
    • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera
    • Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber
    • State Assembly, 24th District: Alex Lee
    • State Senate, 10th District: Scott Sakakihara
    • Public Transit Revenue Measure: Yes
    • Proposition 1: Yes
    • Proposition 2: Yes
    • Proposition 3: Yes
    • Proposition 4: Yes
    • Proposition 5: Yes
    • Proposition 37: Yes
    • Proposition 38: Yes
    • Proposition 39: No
    • Proposition 40: Yes
    • Proposition 41: No
    • Proposition 42: No
    • Proposition 43: No
    • Proposition 44: No
    • Proposition 45: No
  • Special Districts:
    • Alameda County Water Dist. Director, Ward 3: Paul Sethy
    • East Bay Reg. Park Dist. Director, Ward 5: Olivia Sanwong

California DSA - https://www.californiadsa.org/voterguide (accessed 10/13/2026):

  • Federal:
    • United States Representative, 17th Congressional District: Ro Khanna 
  • State:
    • Governor: No recommendation
    • Lieutenant Governor: No recommendation
    • Secretary of State: No recommendation
    • Controller: No recommendation
    • Treasurer: No recommendation
    • Attorney General: No recommendation
    • Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim
    • Superintendent of Public Instruction: No recommendation
    • Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber
    • State Assembly, 24th District: Alex Lee
    • State Senate, 10th District: No recommendation
    • Proposition 1: Yes
    • Proposition 2: Yes
    • Proposition 3: Yes (CA DSA Endorsed)
    • Proposition 4: Yes (CA DSA Endorsed)
    • Proposition 5: Yes
    • Proposition 37: No recommendation
    • Proposition 38: No
    • Proposition 39: No (CA DSA Endorsed)
    • Proposition 40: Yes (CA DSA Endorsed)
    • Proposition 41: No (CA DSA Endorsed)
    • Proposition 42: No (CA DSA Endorsed)
    • Proposition 43: No (CA DSA Endorsed)
    • Proposition 44: Yes
    • Proposition 45: No

East Bay DSA - https://vote.eastbaydsa.org/#/guide/rtm-alameda-county (accessed 10/13/2026):

  • Federal:
    • United States Representative, 17th Congressional District: No recommendation
  • State:
    • Governor: No recommendation
    • Lieutenant Governor: No recommendation
    • Secretary of State: No recommendation
    • Controller: No recommendation
    • Treasurer: No recommendation
    • Attorney General: No recommendation
    • Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim
    • Superintendent of Public Instruction: No recommendation
    • Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber 
    • State Senate, 10th District: No recommendation
    • State Assembly, 24th District: No recommendation
    • Proposition 1: Yes
    • Proposition 2: Yes
    • Proposition 3: Yes (Endorsed)
    • Proposition 4: Yes
    • Proposition 5: Yes
    • Proposition 37: No position
    • Proposition 38: No
    • Proposition 39: No
    • Proposition 40: Yes (Endorsed)
    • Proposition 41: No
    • Proposition 42: No
    • Proposition 43: No
    • Proposition 44: Yes
    • Proposition 45: No
  • Multi-County:
    • Measure RTM - Public Transit Revenue Measure: Yes

RESULTS

https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results

https://alamedacountyca.gov/ 

 

Friday, May 08, 2026

Kevin Voted Today (By Mail) - June 2, 2026 California Primary

Alameda County (California) flyer with "I Voted" sticker, on a brown wood surface

Update 7/30/2026: Added final election results; ✅ means the results match my vote, ❌ means the results do not match my vote. I have broken out the results by county and overall.  

Federal Contests

  • United States Representative, 17th Congressional District: Ro Khanna
    • Election result (overall): ✅ 62.3% voted as I did
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 61.92% voted as I did

State Contests

  • Governor: Tom Steyer
    • Election result (overall): ❌ 22.8% voted as I did (winners: Xavier Becerra 28.0%, Steve Hilton 24.6%)
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 33.49% voted as I did (winners: Tom Steyer, Xavier Becerra 31.99%)
  • Lieutenant Governor: Oliver Ma
    • Election result (overall): ❌ 7.3% voted as I did (winner: Fiona Ma)
    • Election result (Alameda County): ❌ 8.11% voted as I did (winner: Fiona Ma)
  • Secretary of State: Shirley Weber
    • Election result (overall): ✅ 58.7% voted as I did
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 75.52% voted as I did
  • Controller: Meghann Adams
    • Election result (overall): ❌ 5.7% voted as I did (winner: Malia M. Cohen)
    • Election result (Alameda County): ❌ 7.83% voted as I did (winner: Malia M. Cohen)
  • Treasurer: Anna Caballero
    • Election result (overall): ❌ 16.4% voted as I did (winner: Eleni Kounalakis)
    • Election result (Alameda County): ❌ 18.05% voted as I did (winner: Eleni Kounalakis)
  • Attorney General: Rob Bonta
    • Election result (overall): ✅ 56.6% voted as I did
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 74.19% voted as I did
  • Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim
    • Election result (overall): ✅ 27.4% voted as I did
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 36.71% voted as I did
  • Member, State Board of Equalization, 2nd District: Sally Lieber
    • Election result (overall): ✅ 56.8% voted as I did
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 63.79% voted as I did
  • State Assembly, 24th District: Alex Lee
    • Election result (overall): ✅ 65.4% voted as I did
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 65.76% voted as I did
  • State Senator, 10th State Senate District: Anne Kepner
    • Election result (overall): ❌ 15.3% voted as I did (winner: Scott Sakakihara)
    • Election result (Alameda County): ❌ 15.27% voted as I did (winner: Scott Sakakihara)
  • State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Nichelle Henderson
    • Election result (overall): ❌ 9.6% voted as I did (winner: Richard Barrera)
    • Election result (Alameda County): ❌ 12.34% voted as I did (winner: Richard Barrera)

Nonpartisan Offices

Judicial

  • Superior Court Judge of Alameda County, Office #13: Cabral Bonner
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 51.46% voted as I did
  • Superior Court Judge of Alameda County, Office #19: Selia Warren
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 56.47% voted as I did
County of Alameda
  • County Superintendent of Schools: Alysse Castro
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 100.00% voted as I did
  • County Supervisor, 2nd District: Elisa Márquez
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 68.65% voted as I did
  • District Attorney, Short Term: Ursula Jones Dickson
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 64.27% voted as I did

RESOURCES

https://www.progressivevotersguide.com/california/2026/primary/city/fremont

  • Governor: Tom Steyer
  • Lieutenant Governor: Michael Tubbs
  • Secretary of State: Dr. Shirley Weber
  • Controller: Malia M. Cohen
  • Treasurer: No Endorsement
  • Attorney General: Rob Bonta
  • Insurance Commissioner: No Endorsement
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Nichelle Henderson or Richard Barrera
  • Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber  

https://lwvc.org/ballot-recommendations/ (note: "We do not endorse candidates or political parties")

https://brokeassstuart.com/2024/10/08/the-november-2024-bas-voter-guide/ (note: "...since we now take tax-free deductible, that means we can no longer publish voter guides where we endorse candidates", and BAS worked with the League of Pissed Off Voters)

https://www.theleaguesf.org/voter_guides (accessed 05/08/2026):

  • Governor: Tom Steyer
  • Lieutenant Governor: Oliver Ma
  • Secretary of State: Shirley Weber
  • Controller: Meghann Adams
  • Treasurer: No Endorsement
  • Attorney General: No Endorsement
  • Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera
  • Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber 

https://bayrisingaction.org/voterguide/ (note: for candidate endorsements, they defer to California Working Families)

https://www.caworkingfamilies.org/bay-area

  • Governor: No endorsement
  • Lieutenant Governor: Michael Tubbs
  • Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim
  • State Assembly District 20: Alex Lee
  • Board Of Equalization District 2: Sally Lieber

https://acdems.org/acdems-june-2026-endorsements/

  • Alameda County Superior Court Judge – Office 19, Selia Warren
  • Alameda County Supervisor – District 2, Hon. Elisa Márquez
  • Alameda County District Attorney – Hon. Ursula Jones Dickson
  • Alameda County Superintendent of Schools – Hon. Alysse Castro

https://www.californiadsa.org/voterguide (accessed 05/08/2026)

  • Governor: Tom Steyer (note: phrased as "... the most progressive of the current viable candidates for governor is Tom Steyer. Time will tell whether he’s truly a class traitor.")
  • Lieutenant Governor: Oliver Ma
  • Secretary of State: No Endorsement
  • Controller: No Endorsement
  • Treasurer: No Endorsement
  • Attorney General: No Endorsement
  • Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim ("Write-up coming soon!")
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Nichelle Henderson
  • Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber ("Write-up coming soon!")
  • AD-24: No recommendation
  • SD-10: Anne Kepner ("Write-up coming soon!")
  • CA-17: No Recommendation ("Write-up coming soon!")


RESULTS

https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results

https://alamedacountyca.gov/ 

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Kevin Voted Today (By Mail)

Alameda County (California) flyer with "I Voted" sticker, on a maple desk


Update 2/25/2025:
Added final election results; ✅ means the results match my vote, ❌ means the results do not match my vote. I have broken out the results by county and overall.

Federal Contests

  • President and Vice President of the United States: Kamala Harris / Tim Walz
    • Election result (USA): ❌ 48.3%
    • Election result (California): ✅ 58.5% voted as I did
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 74.57% voted as I did
  • United States Senator (Full Term): Adam Schiff
    • Election result (overall): ✅ 58.9% voted as I did
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 76.8% voted as I did
  • United States Senator (Partial/Unexpired Term): Adam Schiff
    • Election result (overall): ✅ 58.8% voted as I did
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 76.43% voted as I did
  • United States Representative, 17th Congressional District: Ro Khanna
    • Election result (overall): ✅ 67.7% voted as I did (note: Santa Clara & Alameda votes)
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 65.84% voted as I did

State Contests

  • State Assembly, 24th District: Alex Lee
    • Election result (overall): ✅ 63% voted as I did
    • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 63% voted as I did

State Ballot Measures

  • Proposition 2 Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities; Legislative Statute: YES
    • Election result: Passed (58.7%)
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): ✅ 58.7% voted as I did
      • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 69.59% voted as I did
  • Proposition 3 Constitutional Right to Marriage; Legislative Constitutional Amendment: YES
    • Election result: Passed (62.6%)
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): ✅ 62.6% voted as I did (i.e., Yes)
      • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 74.89% voted as I did
  • Proposition 4 Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks; Legislative Statute: YES
    • Election result: Passed (59.8%)
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): ✅ 59.8% voted as I did (i.e., Yes)
      • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 72.47% voted as I did
  • Proposition 5 Allows Local Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure with 55% Voter Approval; Legislative Constitutional Amendment: YES
    • Election result: Failed (45.0%)
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): ❌ 45.0% voted as I did (i.e., Yes)
      • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 56.42% voted as I did
  • Proposition 6 Eliminates Constitutional Provision Allowing Involuntary Servitude for Incarcerated Persons; Legislative Constitutional Amendment: YES
    • Election result: Failed (46.7%)
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): ❌ 46.7% voted as I did (i.e., Yes)
      • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 58.59% voted as I did
  • Proposition 32 Raises Minimum Wage; Initiative Statute: NO
    • Election result: Failed (49.3%)
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): ✅ 50.7% voted as I did (i.e., No)
      • Election result (Alameda County): ❌ 33.99% voted as I did
  • Proposition 33 Expands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property; Initiative Statute: YES
    • Election result: Failed (40.0%)
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): ❌ 40.0% voted as I did (i.e., Yes)
      • Election result (Alameda County): ❌ 45.29% voted as I did
  • Proposition 34 Restricts Spending of Prescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers; Initiative Statute: NO
    • Election result: Passed (50.9%)
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): ❌ 49.1% voted as I did (i.e., No)
      • Election result (Alameda County): ✅ 52.38% voted as I did
  • Proposition 35 Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services; Initiative Statute: NO
    • Election result: Passed (67.9%)
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): ❌ 32.1% voted as I did (i.e., No)
      • Election result (Alameda County): ❌ 24.98% voted as I did
  • Proposition 36 Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes; Initiative Statute: NO
    • Election result: Passed (68.4%)
    • Did a majority of others vote as I did?
      • Election result (overall): ❌ 31.6% voted as I did (i.e., No)
      • Election result (Alameda County): ❌ 38.48% voted as I did

Nonpartisan Offices

Fremont Unified School District 

  • Governing Board Member, Area 4: Rinu Nair (Note: she actually knocked door-to-door)
    • Election result: ❌ 48% voted as I did (winner: Ganesh Balamitran)
County of Alameda
  • District Attorney Recall: "Should Pamela Price be recalled (removed) from the office of District Attorney?": NO
    • Election result: ❌ 35% voted as I did

City of Fremont

  • Mayor: Vinnie Bacon
    • Election result: ❌ 31% voted as I did (winner: Raj Salwan)
  • Member of City Council, District 5: Sterling Jefferson Engle
    • Election result: ❌ 19% voted as I did (winner: Yajing Zhang)

Fremont Unified School District Ballot Measure

  • Measure M (School Repairs Bond Measure): YES
    • Election result: ✅ 63% voted as I did

RESOURCES

https://progressivevotersguide.com/california/?cd=17th&sd=10thth&county=Alameda&city=Fremont&ad=24th&enhanced=2   

https://jabberwocking.com/how-to-vote-on-californias-initiatives/

https://lwvc.org/ballot-recommendations/ 

https://brokeassstuart.com/2024/10/08/the-november-2024-bas-voter-guide/

https://bayrisingaction.org/2024-bay-area-voter-guide/#ballotready 

https://acdems.org/endorsements/

RESULTS

Accessed 11/06/2024:

https://alamedacountyca.gov/rovresults/252/

https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-senate

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Kevin Voted Today (By Mail)

 

Alameda County (California) flyer with "I Voted" sticker, on a maple desk. It is roughly 4.25" wide and 8.5" tall. The background is a solid warm-toned gradient, from light-orange at top to medium-orange at bottom   Text at top: Show Us Your "I Voted" Sticker! #ACVOTE  Next is a QR code translating to internal text "ALAM20240001".  Next are white logos for social media companies Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  At center is a circular sticker with italicized text "I Voted" in white over a solid-blue illustration of Alameda County. Three stars in a white line are beneath the text. The background shows part of an American flag: a navy upper-half, and a red & white horizontally-striped lower-half (2 stripes each). At bottom is URL in blue on one of the white stripes: acvote.org. The white sticker border has translations of "I Voted" in 4 languages: Spanish (Yo voté), Chinese (我已投票, or Wǒ yǐ tóupiào), Vietnamese (Tôi đã bỏ phiếu), Filipino (Tagalog: Bumoto Ako). The languages repeat one more time, completing the full distance around the circle.  Bottom text: PEEL AND WEAR PROUDLY 撕開並自豪地戴上 DESPRENDA Y USE CON ORGULLO PILASIN AT ISUOT NANG MAY DANGAL GỠ RA VÀ ĐEO MỘT CÁCH TỰ HÀO  Footer text: ALAM20240001 - INST STICKER ECSTV
Alameda County (California) flyer with "I Voted" sticker, on a maple desk

Federal Contests

  • President of the United States: Joe Biden
  • United States Senator (Full term): Katie Porter
  • United States Senator (Partial/Unexpired Term): Katie Porter
  • United States Representative, 17th Congressional District: Ro Khanna

State Contests

  • State Assembly, 24th District: Alex Lee

State Ballot Measures

  1. Proposition 1 will establish a $6.4 billion bond to fund an increase in the number of treatment beds and housing units the state provides to individuals struggling with mental health and addiction, and to direct counties to reallocate their Mental Health Services Act funding to address the local housing shortage.: Y

County

Alameda County Ballot Measures
  • A - Charter Amendment - Notification of Period of Civil Service Examinations: Y
  • B - Charter Amendment - Adopting State Law Recall Procedures for Use in Alameda County: Y

Supervisor

  • 2nd District, Short Term: Elisa Márquez

Nonpartisan Offices

Judge of the Superior Court
  • Superior Court Judge, Office #5: Terry Wiley
  • Superior Court Judge, Office #12: Mark Fickes

School

  • Member, Board of Education, 6th Trustee Area: Eileen McDonald
     

RESOURCES

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

Kevin Voted Today

VOTER-NOMINATED OFFICES

STATE

Governor
Gavin Newsom

Lieutenant Governor
Eleni Kounalakis

Secretary of State
Shirley N. Weber

Controller
Malia M. Cohen

Treasurer
Fiona Ma

Attorney General
Rob Bonta

Insurance Commissioner
Ricardo Lira

Member, State Board of Equalization, District 2
Sally J. Lieber

United States Senator (Full term & Partial/Unexpired term)
Alex Padilla

United States Representative
Anna G. Eshoo

Member of the State Assembly, District 23
Marc Berman


NONPARTISAN OFFICES


JUDICIAL

Chief Justice: Patricia Guerrero
Yes

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Goodwin Liu
Yes

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Martin J. Jenkins
Yes

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Joshua P. Groban
Yes

Administrative Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District: Mary J. Greenwood
Yes

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District: Charles E. Wilson II
Yes

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District: Cynthia C. Lie
Yes

SCHOOL

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tony K. Thurmond

Fremont Union High School District: Governing Board Member
Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto
Rosa Kim
Stanley Kou

Cupertino Union School District: Governing Board Member
Ava Chiao
Satheesh Madhathil
Jerry Liu

COUNTY

Sheriff
Kevin Jensen

CITY

City of Los Altos: Member, City Council
Pete Dailey
Neysa Fligor

DISTRICT

Santa Clara Valley Water District: Director, District 7
Rebecca Eisenberg


MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS

STATE

PROP 1: REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
Yes

PROP 26: IN-PERSON SPORTS BETTING IN TRIBAL CASINOS
Yes

PROP 27: ONLINE SPORTS BETTING
No

PROP 28: FUNDING ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION
Yes

PROP 29: KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS REQUIREMENTS
Yes

PROP 30: INCOME TAX ON MILLIONAIRES FOR ELECTRIC CARS
Yes

PROP 31: YES OR NO TO BANNING FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Yes


REFERENCES

Los Alto City Council:
https://www.losaltosonline.com/elections/trio-of-candidates-seek-two-spots-on-la-council-in-november-election/article_4f23b7a0-441b-11ed-a5cb-bf57c0dda6ef.html

Cupertino USD:
https://www.losaltosonline.com/opinion/editorial-chiao-liu-madhathil-for-cusd-board/article_50fb6b7a-2e06-11ed-98a6-0b9427350145.html

Fremont UHSD:
https://web.archive.org/web/20221027201916/http://www.sunnyvaledems.org/

Santa Clara Valley Water District
https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2022/10/13/santa-clara-valley-water-district-candidates-focus-on-a-sustainable-water-future

https://brokeassstuart.com/2022/10/13/the-november-2022-bas-voter-guide/


Saturday, June 04, 2022

Kevin Voted Today

VOTER-NOMINATED OFFICES

STATE
Governor
Gavin Newsom

Lieutenant Governor
Eleni Kounalakis

Secretary of State
Shirley N. Weber

Controller
Ron Galperin

Treasurer
Fiona Ma

Attorney General
Rob Bonta

Insurance Commissioner
Nathalie Hrizi

Member, State Board of Equalization, District 2
Sally J. Lieber

United States Senator
Alex Padilla

United States Representative
Jimmy Panetta

NONPARTISAN OFFICES

SCHOOL
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tony K. Thurmond

County Superintendent of Schools
Faris M. Sabbah

COUNTY
Supervisor, 3rd District
Justin Cummings

Assessor-Recorder
Sheri Thomas

Auditor-Controller -Treasurer-Tax Collector
Edith Driscoll

County Clerk
Tricia Webber

District Attorney-Public Administrator
Jeff Rosell

Sheriff-Coroner
Jim Hart

MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS

COUNTY
Measure B — Transient Occupancy Tax
Yes

Measure C — County Disposable Cup Tax
Yes

Measure D — General Plan Amendment - Greenway Initiative
No

CITY
Measure E — At-Large Directly Elected Mayor, Six Council Districts, and Nominating Elections
No

Measure F — Half-Cent Sales Tax Increase
Yes

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Kevin Voted Today (By Mail)

 Federal Contests

  • President of the United States: Joe Biden
  • United States Representative: Jimmy Panetta
State Contests
  • State Senator: John Laird (17th district)
  • Member of the State Assembly: Mark Stone (29th district)
State Ballot Measures
  1. N: Authorizes Bonds Continuing Stem Cell Research. Initiative Statute
  2. Y: Increases Funding Sources for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property. Initiative Constitutional Amendment
  3. Y: Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions. Legislative Constitutional Amendment
  4. Y: Restores Right to Vote After Completion of Prison Term. Legislative Constitutional Amendment
  5. Y: Amends California Constitution to Permit 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primary and Special Elections if They Will Turn 18 by the Next General Election and be Otherwise Eligible to Vote. Legislative Constitutional Amendment
  6. N: Changes Certain Property Tax Rules. Legislative Constitutional Amendment
  7. N: Restricts Parole for Certain Offenses Currently Considered to be Non-Violent. Authorizes Felony Sentences for Certain “Offenses Currently Treated Only as Misdemeanors. Initiative Statute
  8. Y: Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property Initiative Statute
  9. N: Exempts App-Based Transportation and Delivery Companies from Providing Employee Benefits to Certain Drivers. Initiative Statute
  10. Y: Establish State Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Requires On-Site Medical Professional. Initiative Statute
  11. N: Amends Consumer Privacy Laws. Initiative Statute
  12. Y: Referendum on Law That Replaced Money Bail with System Based on Public Safety and Flight Risk
City
Santa Cruz - Member of City Council
  • Kayla Kumar
  • Kelsey Hill
  • Marie Cadenas
  • Martine Watkins
Nonpartisan Offices - Judicial
Judge of the Superior Court
  • Nancy de la Peña
School
Santa Cruz County Board of Education - Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3
  •  Sandra Nichols
Cabrillo Community College District - Governing Board Member Trustee Area 4
  •  Diana Alfaro

RESOURCES

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Kevin Voted Today (By Mail)

Federal Contests
  • President of the United States: Elizabeth Warren
  • United States Representative: Jimmy Panetta
State Contests
  • State Senator: John Laird (17th district)
  • Member of the State Assembly: Mark Stone (29th district)
State Ballot Measures
  • Y: California Proposition 13: School and College Facilities Bond
City
  • N: Glover Recall Election
    • Candidate to succeed Drew Glover as Santa Cruz City Councilmember if he is recalled: Tim Fitzmaurice
  • N: Krohn Recall Election
    • Candidate to succeed Chris Krohn as Santa Cruz City Councilmember if he is recalled: Katherine Beiers
  • Y: Measure W, City Construction Charter Amendment
  • Y: Measure X, School District Trustee Charter Amendment
Judicial
  • Judge of the Superior Court: Annrae Angel
School
Cabrillo Community College District
  • Y: Measure R
Santa Cruz City High School District
  • Y: Measure T
Santa Cruz City Elementary School District
  • Y: Measure U

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Kevin Voted (By Mail) Today

Statewide Contests

Governor: Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis
Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
Controller: Betty T. Yee
Treasurer: No vote
Attorney General: Xavier Becerra
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara

Federal Contests

United States Representative: Jimmy Panetta
United States Senator: Kevin De Leon

State Ballot Measures

  1. Y: Issues $4 billion in bonds for housing programs and veterans' home loans
  2. Y: Authorizes state to use revenue from millionaire's tax for $2 billion in bonds for homelessness prevention housing
  3. N: Issues $8.877 billion in bonds for water-related infrastructure and environmental projects
  4. Y: Issues $1.5 billion in bonds for children's hospitals
  5. N: Revises process for homebuyers who are age 55 or older or severely disabled to transfer their tax assessments
  6. N: Repeals 2017's fuel tax and vehicle fee increases and requires public vote on future increases
  7. Y: Authorizes legislature to provide for permanent daylight saving time if federal government allows
  8. Y: Requires dialysis clinics to issue refunds for revenue above a certain amount
  9. -
  10. Y: Allows local governments to regulate rent on any type of housing
  11. N: Allow ambulance providers to require workers to remain on call during breaks paid
  12. Y: Bans sale of meat from animals confined in spaces below specific sizes

District Contests
Member, State Board of Equalization, 2nd District: Malia Cohen
Member of the State Assembly, 29th District: Mark Stone
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony K. Thurmond

Judicial
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Carol A. Corrigan
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Leondra R. Kruger
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, 6th District: Mary J. Greenwood
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, 6th District: Allison Marston Danner
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, 6th District: Nathan D. Mihara

County
Y: Measure G
Y: Measure H

Santa Cruz City School District
Governing Board Member, Area 1 (Inside City): Deb Tracy-Proulx
Governing Board Member, Area 3 (At Large): Cindy Ranii

City
Member of City Council:

  1. Justin Cummings
  2. Cynthia Hawthorne
  3. Drew Glover

Y: Measure M

RESOURCES

https://www.jwz.org/blog/2018/10/lyft-drops-100k-against-sf-tax-to-fund-housing-for-homeless/
https://brokeassstuart.com/2018/10/09/the-november-2018-bas-voter-guide/
City on a Hill Press
Good Times newspaper

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