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The California primary: Feeds from across the Golden State as voters had their say in presidential race June 10, 2016, 5:33 p.m.
Welcome to a special California primary edition of Essential Politics. We're tracking state politics and happenings in government on our regular Essential Politics news feed.
- Secretary of State Alex Padilla reported on Friday afternoon that some 2.4 million votes remain uncounted from the statewide primary.
- A state lawmaker wants to
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