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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 Nov. 3 election, 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 unpack which candidates won, which ballot measures passed or failed, and what will change for your life in Southern California. We'll wrap up the series by the end of November.
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An infusion of $3.2 million in state cash has expanded Orange County’s ballot processing capacity.
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Three subpoenas sent to employees of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder.
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Incumbent Karen Bass is highlighting new low-income apartments. Challenger Nithya Raman says more streamlining is needed to address high rents.
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Long-term disaster recovery funds have yet to come after the LA fires. CA lawmakers think Democratic wins in November could change things.
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Proposition 45 is intended to make it easier to build. But some pro-housing groups think it will create sprawl, which they don't like.
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Support for California's ballot measures faces a sharp age gap, especially the billionaire tax.
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The Friday letters came on the heels of statewide sweep by federal authorities earlier in the week.
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Prop. 2 supporters want to boost California’s budget reserves for a rainy day, but opponents say saving more would only embolden state leaders to spend more.
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California’s Prop 3 asks voters to extend a tax on those making more than $371,000. The money will fund schools, healthcare and other services.
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With voting already ongoing, election experts stressed that there are safeguards in place to ensure voters’ legitimate ballots are counted.
