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California reports record-breaking voter registration numbers
ELECTION 2022
Voters to cast ballots Tuesday
And in Santa Barbara County, there are more than 200,000 registered voters By KATHERINE ZEHNDER
Congressional candidates discuss issues varying from inflation to Roe v. Wade
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Nearly 22 million voters are registered to vote in California’s primary on Tuesday. And the secretary of state says that’s a record breaker. “As of May 23, 2022, there were 21,941,212 registered voters in California, which is 81.53% of eligible Californians,” Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber said in a news release. “This is the highest percentage of eligible citizens registered to vote heading into a California Gubernatorial Primary in the past 68 years.” The last 15-Day Report of Registration for a Primary in a gubernatorial election year took place on May 21, 2018. Since the last report: • The total voter registration in the state increased from 19,023,417 to 21,941,212.
• The percentage of eligible Californians who are registered to vote increased from 75.73% to 81.53%. • The percentage of voters who have no party preference decreased from 25.51% to 22.71%. • The percentage of voters registered with a qualified political party increased from 73.69% to 76.10%. You can read the full report here: sos.ca.gov/elections/reportregistration/15day-primary-2022. In Santa Barbara County, there are a total of 235,212 registered voters, as of May 23. That’s according to sbcvote.com, the county elections office’s website. The number breaks down to 110,734 Democrats, 58,341 Republicans, 49,472 nonpartisan voters and 16,395 who registered with other parties. email: kzehnder@newspress.com
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Three run in race for new 37th Assembly District KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday during the primary election.
By DAVE MASON
Santa Barbara independent candidates who plan to caucus with Republicans if elected — Michele Weslander Quaid and Jeff Frankenfield. The 24th Congressional District consists of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and part of Ventura County. Here’s a summary of what the candidates told the News-Press during previously published interviews.
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Voters in Tuesday’s primary will decide between four candidates in the race for the 24th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, is seeking his fourth term and is being challenged by Dr. Brad Allen, a Republican candidate with a home in Summerland, and two
REP. SALUD CARBAJAL Rep. Carbajal authored a bill, the Extreme Risk Order Protection Grant, which would provide grants to states to implement or maintain “red flag” laws to keep guns out of the hands of individuals who pose a danger to others or themselves. The bill is expected to go before the House this week, and Rep. Carbajal is optimistic it will get the 60 votes
needed to pass in the Senate. Red flag laws can make a difference, the congressman told the News-Press. He referred to May 23, 2014, when Elliot Rodger shot and killed six people and injured 14 people in Isla Vista, then killed himself. “Here on the Central Coast, we can look no further than Isla Vista, where we had a situation where a Please see CONGRESS on A3
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Mike Stoker
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Dr. Brad Allen
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Jeff Frankenfield
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Bruce Wallach
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Stoker described himself as pro-business, pro-environment Please see ASSEMBLY on A3
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Republican candidate Mike Stoker and Democrats Gregg Hart and Bruce Wallach are running in Tuesday’s primary to represent the newly created 37th Assembly District. Mr. Stoker, a former member of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, worked during the Trump administration as the leader of the Environmental Protection Agency ’s Region 9, which includes California. He later was appointed by the White House to serve as the U.S. representative on the Western Interstate Nuclear Energy Board. During a previously published News-Press interview, Mr.
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