Politics/Govt

Residents are encouraged to vote at Canyon Country Park during the 2024 United States General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Garcia holds early lead in race for Congress 

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, held on to an early lead after the first couple of counts Tuesday night, but the Santa Clarita Valley’s lone congressional race will once again

City Council race tight with early results 

Those expecting a close race for Santa Clarita City Council’s first district-based election were not disappointed, as the results indicated the tally was too close to call as of press

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Judges deny requests to block DOJ election monitors 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  Federal judges have rejected bids by Missouri and Texas officials to block U.S. Department of Justice poll monitors.  U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk on Tuesday rejected

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Voters share varied feelings about Election Day 

By Joseph Lord, Nathan Worcester, Emel Akan, Lawrence Wilson, Jeff Louderback, Arjun Singh, Stacy Robinson and John Haughey Contributing Writers  With the hours ticking down to the 2024 presidential election Tuesday,

Volunteers gather to board a bus headed to Nevada to canvass for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at Placita Olvera in Los Angeles, on Oct. 26, 2024. Photo by Elisa Ferrari for CalMatters

Busloads of California Democrats head to swing states 

California GOP leaders focusing on state’s congressional races  By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Writer  With days left in a neck-and-neck presidential election, many anxious California Democrats are getting on buses to