Republicans Propose Election Reforms | San Jose News

San Jose News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 29, 2026 · 1m

Republicans in California are quietly pushing two common-sense reforms to fix broken election systems: making the secretary of state’s office officially nonpartisan and handing ballot proposition titles and summaries to the neutral Legislative Analyst’s Office instead of the attorney general. The current secretary, almost guaranteed to be a Democrat due to voter registration, is seen as too partisan — undermining trust in elections, especially with growing partisan divides. Meanwhile, the attorney general’s summaries often tilt politically, sparking legal battles courts avoid. These…