California

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In California, mail-in ballots can arrive within seven days after election day and be counted, but they generally must be postmarked by election day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

This campus will draw 1.4 gigawatts of energy, or enough to power the entire city of San Diego, California.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

The artist's career spanned seven decades, and he was known for using painting, printmaking, photography and latterly digital art to depict his native Yorkshire and his adopted home of California.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

He went into hiding in 1989 and fled the country in 1997 as the ruling junta tightened its grip, according to articles published by the University of California, Berkeley, on its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

I email her agent and check the California prison website.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko