Government
Oct. 3, 2022
Most DAs elected this year now have 6-year terms
AB 759, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, moves district attorney and sheriff elections to presidential years. So those who won four-year terms in the primary, or will win in the November general election, get an extra two years in office.
With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Gavin Newsom has granted two extra years in office to almost every California district attorney and sheriff who wins — or has already won — election this year. AB 759 moves these races to presidential election years when voter turnout is higher.
“Democracy is its best when more people engage,” said the bill’s author, Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento. “These are elections that impact the lives and public...
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