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Make It Make Sense
Casting your ballot is one thing. Unpacking what comes after Election Day is another.
Make It Make Sense is a limited-run newsletter that’s your lifeline after the polls close. Which state and local ballot measures passed? Which candidates won office? How are elected officials living up to their promises after getting elected? We’ll unpack the ballot count and results, then check in regularly on the officials voted into office and the measures passed by voters.
What to expect
After the June 2 primary, we’ll keep tabs on election results and the ballot count. Expect one email a day for the week following Election Day, then two or three updates a week until all the results are final. We’ll explain which races are over, which head to a November runoff, and what will change for your life in Southern California. We'll wrap up the series by the end of June.
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In a rare step, voters decided to not give sitting judge Robert Draper another term.
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This long-established process is one of the ways California makes sure registered voters are the ones casting mail-in ballots.
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Hilton advances to the November general election, where he’ll face longtime politician Xavier Becerra.
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Two Democrats will compete in November to regulate the insurance market amid increasing climate change risks, aftermath of the L.A. fires.
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Influencers are using prediction market odds to sow doubt in vote counting, in some cases in posts paid for by the companies themselves.
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Major shifts have kept candidates and election-watchers on their toes, but that’s not unusual for California's vote-counting process.
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California's top-two primary was designed to create moderate candidates and reduce partisanship. Instead, November races are as partisan as ever.
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The details are complicated — more Californians ages 18-34 are registered to vote, but they are returning their ballot at lower rates.
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As mail-in ballots are added to vote totals, some races are narrowing. Here's the latest on Measure ER, L.A. City Council District 9 and others.
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Incumbent City Council members were also ahead in early returns, but votes remained to be counted.
