California State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Los Angeles) has introduced SCA 11 and SB 691. They would provide that every candidate for local office in California (county, city, special district) would have his or her party of registration printed on ballots.
The does not cover judicial elections, or elections for Superintendent of Public Instruction. Those would be the only offices with no party labels on the ballot.
The bill, if enacted, would not alter the characteristic of local California elections that the first election is an election and can (and usually does) elect someone.
The bill could not take effect unless the voters approve the change, because the nonpartisan nature of local elections is currently in the state Constitution. Thanks to Dave Kadlecek for this news.
Does these bills mean that the qualified political parties
my have there endorsements for those offices appear on
the sample ballots?
Will we get a 10 year party history history of these candidates
In candidate information of party preference?