2017 News Releases, Advisories and E-Newsletters
California Secretary of State Communications Department
The Communications Department oversees all media relations for the California Secretary of State’s office and keeps the public informed of the latest news from the agency’s various divisions: Elections, Business Programs, Political Reform and State Archives. Media representatives interested in information about the Secretary of State’s office or obtaining interviews should call (916) 653-6575 or email sos.press@sos.ca.gov.
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| Number | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| AP17:121 | 12/29/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:120 | 12/29/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:119 | 12/27/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:118 | 12/26/17 | Secretary Padilla Calls for Renaming Secretary of State Building Complex in Honor of March Fong Eu |
| AP17:117 | 12/22/17 | The Honorable March Fong Eu, Former California Secretary of State and Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, Dies |
| AP17:116 | 12/22/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on the Passing of Former Secretary of State March Fong Eu |
| AP17:115 | 12/19/17 | California State Archives Releases Nearly 3,000 Newly Digitized Photos of Early 20th Century Life and Landmarks |
| AP17:114 | 12/18/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:113 | 12/15/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:112 | 12/14/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Announces New Website for Counties Participating in the Voter’s Choice Act |
| AP17:111 | 12/13/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:110 | 12/13/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:109 | 12/13/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:108 | 12/12/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on the Passing of Mayor Ed Lee |
| AP17:107 | 12/11/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Launches Cannabizfile Online Cannabis Business Portal, Releases PSA Featuring Actor Cheech Marin |
| AP17:106 | 12/04/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:105 | 11/30/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to be Honored as Common Cause’s ‘Champion of Democracy’ |
| Media Advisory | 11/27/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak about the Future of California Elections at University of California Center Sacramento |
| AP17:104 | 11/20/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:103 | 11/17/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:102 | 11/16/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:101 | 11/09/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:100 | 11/09/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:099 | 11/09/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:098 | 11/08/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:097 | 11/08/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Encourages Californians to Dedicate Their Votes to Veterans |
| AP17:096 | 11/02/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:095 | 11/02/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 11/02/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Los Angeles Schools as part of Avanza Network’s Annual Conference |
| AP17:094 | 11/01/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:093 | 10/30/17 | Proposed Referendum Enters Circulation |
| AP17:092 | 10/30/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:091 | 10/30/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:090 | 10/30/17 | Statement by Secretary of State Alex Padilla on the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Help America Vote Act |
| AP17:089 | 10/26/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:088 | 10/26/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:087 | 10/26/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month by Expanding Access to Safe at Home Program |
| AP17:086 | 10/24/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:085 | 10/24/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:084 | 10/23/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 10/23/17 | State Archives Special Speaker Event: Bill Cole to Discuss Bullion Bend: Confederate Stagecoach Robbers, Murder Trials, & the California Supreme Court |
| AP17:083 | 10/20/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 10/20/17 | TOMORROW: Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Keynote Adelante Youth Alliance College & Career Conference in Pasadena |
| AP17:082 | 10/18/17 | Fires Prompt Governor Brown to Sign Executive Order Declaring All Mail Ballot Election for Sonoma County’s November 7 Consolidated Election |
| AP17:081 | 10/13/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:080 | 10/13/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:079 | 10/13/17 | Two New Remote Access Vote-by-Mail Systems Approved by California Secretary of State |
| AP17:078 | 10/12/17 | Over 100,000 LLC Statements of Information Filed Online through New Secretary of State E-file Tool |
| AP17:077 | 10/06/17 | Statement by Secretary of State Alex Padilla on the Release of the Kris Kobach Documents |
| AP17:076 | 10/06/17 | GO-Biz Recognizes the Secretary of State’s Digital Business Initiative as a Champion for Breaking Barriers to Doing Business |
| AP17:075 | 10/02/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Las Vegas Shooting |
| AP17:074 | 09/27/17 | Governor Brown Signs Prime Time Primary Act to Move Up California’s Primary |
| AP17:073 | 09/27/17 | Information Provided by DHS Regarding Russian Scanning was Incorrect |
| AP17:072 | 09/26/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:071 | 09/26/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:070 | 09/26/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 09/25/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Sequoia High School; Speak at San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on National Voter Registration |
| AP17:069 | 09/25/17 | California Joins Amicus Brief to Defend Against Unlawful Purging of Voter Rolls |
| AP17:068 | 09/22/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Notified by DHS of Unsuccessful Russian Attempt to Target 2016 Election |
| Media Advisory | 09/22/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Reseda High School |
| AP17:067 | 09/21/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 09/21/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Serve on Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Voting Rights Panel |
| Media Advisory | 09/19/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Santa Maria High School |
| Media Advisory | 09/18/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Nevada Union High School |
| AP17:066 | 09/15/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 09/15/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Kicks Off High School Voter Education Weeks at Franklin High School |
| Media Advisory | 09/13/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak at Citizen Naturalization Ceremony in Sacramento |
| AP17:065 | 09/13/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Launches Online Back to School Pre-Registration Toolkit, PSA for School Districts |
| AP17:064 | 09/12/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Today’s Election Commission Meeting |
| AP17:063 | 09/08/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:062 | 09/08/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:061 | 09/07/17 | State Archives Launches Digital Exhibit on California Missions |
| AP17:060 | 09/05/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Responds to DACA Announcement |
| AP17:059 | 09/01/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Urges Californians to Register to Vote in Recognition of National Voter Registration Month |
| Media Advisory | 08/29/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Merced College |
| AP17:058 | 08/25/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Joe Arpaio Pardon |
| AP17:057 | 08/18/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Responds to the Ouster of Extremist Steve Bannon |
| AP17:056 | 08/17/17 | Secretary of State Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for November 7 Local Election Ballots |
| AP17:055 | 08/16/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Certifies Candidates for Assembly District 51 Special Primary Election |
| AP17:054 | 08/11/17 | Secretary of State Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for October 3 Assembly District 51 Special Election Ballots |
| Media Advisory | 08/07/17 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for November 7 Local Elections |
| AP17:053 | 08/04/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:052 | 08/02/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Responds to President Trump's Immigration Policy Proposal |
| Media Advisory | 08/01/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Jason Kander to Discuss Voting Rights at Commonwealth Club |
| Media Advisory | 08/01/17 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for October 3 Assembly District 51 Special Election |
| AP17:051 | 07/26/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Responds to New Commission Request for Voter Data |
| AP17:050 | 07/26/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:049 | 07/26/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Announces Over 25,000 LLC Statements of Information Filed Online in First Month |
| AP17:048 | 07/25/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Reaffirms California Will Not Comply with Kobach Commission Voter Data Request |
| AP17:047 | 07/19/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Election Commission’s First Meeting |
| Media Advisory | 07/18/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Joins Secretaries of State, Voting Rights Advocates to Discuss Attacks and Advances in Voter Registration |
| AP17:046 | 07/17/17 | State Archives Launches ‘California Memoirs’ Exhibit with Rare Photos of Early 20th Century Life and Landmarks |
| AP17:045 | 07/11/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:044 | 07/10/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Most Recent Election Commission Appointment |
| AP17:043 | 07/09/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Responds to Trump Cyber Security Tweet |
| AP17:042 | 06/29/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Responds to Presidential Election Commission Request for Personal Data of California Voters |
| Media Advisory | 06/27/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Deliver Keynote Speech at Sacramento Citizenship Ceremony |
| AP17:041 | 06/22/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Calls on Orange County Board of Supervisors to Reconsider Voter’s Choice Act |
| AP17:040 | 06/21/17 | Secretary Padilla Announces LLC Statements of Information Can Now Be Filed Online and New bizfile California |
| AP17:039 | 06/15/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla calls on NSA to Share Critical Information About Russian Threats to U.S. Election Systems |
| AP17:038 | 06/14/17 | State Assembly Elections Committee Approves Legislation to Move California Primary to Prime Time |
| Media Advisory | 06/13/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak in Support of Bill to Move up California Primary |
| AP17:037 | 06/06/17 | Sacramento County Adopts Major Election Reforms Enabled by the Voters Choice Act |
| AP17:036 | 06/05/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Launches “Starting a Business” Resource Page on California Small Business Day |
| AP17:035 | 06/01/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Paris Climate Agreement |
| AP17:034 | 05/31/17 | California State Assembly Approves Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2018 |
| Media Advisory | 05/23/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Welcome 1,500 New U.S. Citizens in San Diego |
| Media Advisory | 05/22/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla, Assemblymember Gonzalez Fletcher, and County Elections Officials Urge Support of Bond Act to Modernize Voting Systems |
| Media Advisory | 05/17/17 | State Archives Speaker Series: Tim Stroshane to Discuss Drought, Water Law, and the Origins of California's Central Valley |
| Media Advisory | 05/15/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak at Citizenship Ceremony in Fresno |
| AP17:033 | 05/11/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Trump “Commission on Election Integrity” |
| AP17:032 | 05/04/17 | Secretary Padilla Advances Digital Business Search Initiative |
| AP17:031 | 05/04/17 | California Senate Approves Prime Time Primary Bill to Move Presidential Vote from Near Last to Top Tier of States |
| AP17:030 | 05/03/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:029 | 05/03/17 | Secretary Padilla Applauds Congress’ $10.2 Million Allocation Toward Earthquake Early-Warning System |
| AP17:028 | 05/03/17 | Secretary Padilla Opposes New Federal Voter ID Legislation |
| AP17:027 | 05/01/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 04/26/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak at Assembly Elections Committee in Support of the Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2018 |
| AP17:026 | 04/24/17 | California Goes to War: World War I and the Golden State |
| Media Advisory | 04/21/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Argonaut High School |
| Media Advisory | 04/20/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Linden High School |
| AP17:025 | 04/20/17 | Secretary of State Padilla and Assemblymember Gonzalez Fletcher Announce Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2018 |
| Media Advisory | 04/19/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Hueneme High School |
| AP17:024 | 04/18/17 | Bill to Move Up California’s Presidential Primary Clears First Legislative Committee |
| Media Advisory | 04/18/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Make Inland Visit to John W. North High School During High School Voter Education Weeks |
| Media Advisory | 04/17/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak in Support of Bills Creating an Earlier CA Primary and Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking |
| Media Advisory | 04/14/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Kicks Off High School Voter Education Weeks at Sylmar High School |
| AP17:023 | 04/11/17 | Secretary of State Padilla and Senator Lara Announce Legislation Moving Up California’s Presidential Primary |
| Media Advisory | 04/10/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Discuss Student Voter Participation at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
| Media Advisory | 04/03/17 | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine about the Future of Voting |
| Media Advisory | 03/30/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak at Citizenship Ceremony at Cesar Chavez National Monument in Keene, CA on Cesar Chavez Day |
| AP17:022 | 03/22/17 | Record California Voter Registration Continues to Climb |
| AP17:021 | 03/21/17 | Secretary Padilla Announces Upgraded Search Tool for Successors-in-Interest Filings |
| AP17:020 | 03/16/17 | Secretary of State Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for June 6, 2017 Local Election Ballots |
| AP17:019 | 03/15/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Statement on Passing of John Van de Kamp |
| AP17:018 | 03/13/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:017 | 03/09/17 | Secretary of State Padilla Appoints Brian L. Hatch to FPPC |
| AP17:016 | 03/09/17 | 16- and 17-Year-Olds Can Now Pre-Register to Vote Online |
| Media Advisory | 03/08/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Launch California Online Pre-Registration for 16 and 17 Year Olds at Robert F. Kennedy High School |
| AP17:015 | 03/02/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| Media Advisory | 03/06/17 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for June 6 Local Election Ballots |
| AP17:014 | 03/02/17 | Bill Would Protect Victims of Human Trafficking by Expanding State’s 'Safe at Home' Program |
| AP17:013 | 03/01/17 | Joint Statement by Secretary of State Padilla and Attorney General Becerra on U.S. DOJ’s Decision to Abandon Key Argument Against Texas Voter ID Law |
| AP17:012 | 02/21/17 | California Legislative Black Caucus’ 50 Year Anniversary Celebrated in New State Archives Online Exhibit |
| AP17:011 | 02/15/17 | Secretary of State Padilla Certifies Candidates for Congressional District 34 Special Primary Election |
| AP17:010 | 02/15/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Announces Effort to Protect Californians Seeking Immigration Consulting Services |
| AP17:009 | 02/15/17 | State Archives launches Online Exhibit that Explores California in the Age of Lincoln |
| Media Advisory | 02/14/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Announce Effort to Protect Californians Seeking Immigration Consulting Services |
| AP17:008 | 02/12/17 | Secretary Padilla Responds to Trump Adviser's Unsubstantiated Voter Fraud Allegations |
| AP17:007 | 02/10/17 | Secretary of State Padilla Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for April 4 Congressional District 34 Special Election Ballots |
| Media Advisory | 02/08/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Announces Public Meeting on CAL-ACCESS Replacement System |
| Media Advisory | 02/08/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Speak at Citizenship Ceremony in Oakland |
| AP17:006 | 02/07/17 | Secretary of State Padilla Statement on House Committee Vote to Eliminate Election Assistance Commission |
| AP17:005 | 02/06/17 | HOME FRONT: CALIFORNIA DURING WORLD WAR II California Archives Digital Exhibit Focuses on One of the Most Transformative Periods in California History |
| Media Advisory | 02/02/17 | Secretary of State Alex Padilla Announces Public Meeting on Cal-ACCESS Replacement System |
| Media Advisory | 02/01/17 | Calif. Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Guest Lecture at UC San Diego Class on Voting Rights |
| Media Advisory | 01/31/17 | Secretary of State’s Office to Conduct Randomized Alphabet Drawing for April 4 Congressional District 34 Special Election |
| AP17:004 | 01/26/17 | Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation |
| AP17:003 | 01/24/17 | Secretary Padilla Responds to President Trump's Unsubstantiated Voter Fraud Claims |
| AP17:002 | 01/23/17 | Secretary Padilla Applauds Appointment of Xavier Becerra as California Attorney General |
| AP17:001 | 01/10/17 | Secretary Padilla Responds to DHS Designation of Election Systems as Critical Infrastructure |