SOUTHLAND – (INT) - The 2024 election has entered the final stretch. Many observers describe the upcoming election as the most consequential in decades. Californians agree, with 84% of likely voters telling the Public Policy Institute (PPIC) that voting is very important.

California has its purple regions where no party has a stronghold—notably in parts of the Central Valley, the Inland Empire, and Orange–San Diego Counties. The outcomes in House district races will be closely watched.

In these races, how many votes are cast, by whom, and for what candidates will help to determine the party in control of Congress, the PPIC noted. These variables will also impact the fate of 10 state propositions—with major implications for policies on criminal justice, climate change, education, employment, housing, and infrastructure.

Every registered voter in California will be sent a voter information guide in a few weeks and then a vote-by-mail ballot in early October.

Story Date: September 20, 2024