PRESS RELEASE
PR26-14
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2026
Contact: sospress@sos.ca.gov
California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for April General Law City Elections
Sacramento, Calif. – Today the California Office of the Secretary of State held a randomized alphabet drawing to determine the order in which candidates’ names will appear on the April 14, 2026, General Law City Election ballots.
The results of today’s drawing are as follows:
1. T
2. Q
3. K
4. R
5. C
6. J
7. B
8. V
9. E
10. M
11. Z
12. N
13. U
14. L
15. D
16. G
17. S
18. O
19. P
20. F
21. A
22. H
23. I
24. Y
25. X
26. W
This alphabet applies throughout the candidate's name, last name first, followed, if necessary, by first name, then middle name. If more than one candidate's last name begins with the same letter, the alphabet applies to the second letter and, if needed, the third, etc., until different letters appear in the same position. For example, if two candidates with the last names Campbell and Carlson are running for the same office, their order on the ballot will depend on the order in which the letters "M" and "R" were drawn in the randomized alphabet drawing.
A list of currently scheduled upcoming local elections can be found at: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/county-administered-elections.
Local election office contact information can be found at: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices .
To register to vote in California, you must be:
- A United States citizen and a resident of California.
- 18 years old or old on Election Day.
- Not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony.
- Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court.
More information about registering to vote in California can be found at: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration .
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