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The Classification of State Officers

January 8, 2023 9:56 amJanuary 8, 2023 10:00 am

California’s Government Code provides for the “classification of officers” in Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 1, which was enacted in 1943 for public officers and employees in this state. Government Code Section 1000 sets forth...

Formal Roles of Governor and Lt. Governor in Lawmaking

September 16, 2022 6:36 pmSeptember 16, 2022 6:41 pm

Both the California Governor and the Lieutenant Governor have formal roles in the lawmaking process, despite the fact that this authority is granted to the legislative branch of state government pursuant to Article IV of the California Constitution. Article IV,...

California’s Lieutenant Governor Has a Largely Ceremonial Role

November 7, 2021 2:15 amNovember 6, 2021 9:24 pm

California’s Lieutenant Governor (LG) has a largely ceremonial role in this state. He or she runs separately (i.e., the Lt. Governor is not on the same ticket as the Governor, as opposed to how the President and Vice President of...

Pondering Some Changes to California’s Recall Process

September 16, 2021 3:44 pmSeptember 16, 2021 3:54 pm

California has all three forms of direct democracy embodied in its state Constitution in Article II. The initiative, referendum and recall were adopted by the voters 110 years ago in 1911. Section 13 of Article II defines the recall as...

California Rules for Resignations and Vacancies

August 18, 2020 6:44 amAugust 19, 2020 2:09 pm

Government Code Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 4 deals with resignations and vacancies. Article 1 concerns resignations and contains Section 1750 to 1752. Section 1750 requires all resignations to be in writing. A resignation by the Governor or Lt. Governor...

California’s Executive Branch and Administrative Agencies

May 10, 2019 6:19 amMay 10, 2019 10:02 am

The executive branch of California’s state government is set forth in Article V of the state constitution and is one of the three branches of state government, just like at the federal level. The major distinction is that the state...

Cole Harris, Lt. Gov. Candidate Tied to Illegal Foreign Campaign Contributions?

March 13, 2019 1:05 amMarch 13, 2019 2:29 pm

Cole Harris, 2018 candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, failed to make the cut for the state’s top two general election, placing third in the June 2018 primary, with 17.5 percent of the vote. And then he stiffed his campaign...