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Voter Game Plan
Everything you need to know as you prepare to vote in California's June 2 primary election.
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LAist is helping you cast your ballot for top races in Orange County, including the always-hard-to-choose judges.
Imperfect Paradise: Voter Game Plan series
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Part 2: Judges, one of your toughest ballot tasks. What to considerListen 25:06Traffic ticket disputes. Child custody cases. Theft. Voters decide which Los Angeles and Orange County superior court judges rule on these kinds of cases and other daily issues that directly affect how we live. Though multiple local judges are up for a vote on the June primary ballot, finding information about these candidates can be trickier than other races. In the second installment of our voter game plan series, LAist Reporter Cato Hernández discusses each of the judicial candidates and shares some important tips from a former judge.
Check out Cato's Voter Game Plan guides on the LA and OC Superior Court judges at LAist.com/vgp
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Voting FAQs
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The deadline is May 18. But don't panic. Even if you miss that deadline, you still have options. -
Here's everything you need to know about casting your ballot in person. -
Your questions about voting by mail, answered. -
Here's why you might not see the LA City Council — or the L.A. mayor — on your ballot this election. -
What you need to know about voting if you are experiencing homelessness. -
Every ballot filed in the upcoming primary election requires a voter’s signature. Here's a look at how the process to verify them works. -
Don’t worry. They’re not for seeing your votes inside. -
Some voters have reported receiving ballots for old roommates, or got multiple ballots in the mail. Here's what to do.
What questions do you have about this election?
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Latest election news
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In a rare step, voters decided to not give sitting judge Robert Draper another term. -
The sales tax increase is expected to raise about $1 billion a year to fund the region's safety net healthcare system.Listen 0:46 -
Hilton advances to the November general election, where he’ll face longtime politician Xavier Becerra. -
Two Democrats will compete in November to regulate the insurance market amid increasing climate change risks, aftermath of the L.A. fires. -
President Donald Trump is casting doubt on the results of California's primaries.Listen 4:19 -
Influencers are using prediction market odds to sow doubt in vote counting, in some cases in posts paid for by the companies themselves.Listen 4:50
About California's new congressional districts
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The ruling denies a request by California Republicans and the Trump administration for a preliminary injunction blocking the maps created by Proposition 50. -
The vote isn't certified yet, but a lot has happened since Election Day. -
Statewide turnout was 50%. It was lower in L.A. County and higher in Orange County.
More 2026 election news
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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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L.A. County voters haven't rejected a sales tax in more than a decade.
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During an interview on LAist's AirTalk with Larry Mantle, Republican candidate Steve Hilton talked about confidence in California's election results.
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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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