secretary of state

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The WOW-funded campaign directly discloses that they oppose the billboard blight ballot initiative in financial filings with the California secretary of state.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

California’s secretary of state explicitly warned voters that counting would continue after Election Day, and election experts have spent years explaining why results often take days or even weeks to become final.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before election day and received within seven days after the election, as well as any provisional ballots cast, must still be counted, the California secretary of state said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Steyer, a billionaire former hedge-fund manager who also ran for president in 2020, has spent $216 million of his own money on his run for governor, according to data from California’s secretary of state.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Soon after, the producer said I would be appearing on a panel with Angelina Jolie and Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state, talking about war.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana