In the Media Archives - Shirley Weber for Secretary of State

[SF Chronicle] California’s elections chief pushes back against GOP efforts to limit voting rights

by leo tafoya | Apr 30, 2025 | In the Media

By Sophia Bollag SACRAMENTO — President Donald Trump wants California to adopt voter identification requirements, but he faces intense opposition from top Democrats in the state, including the state’s top elections official. Days after he was inaugurated, Trump...

[CBS News] California Secretary of State Shirley Weber emphasizes the importance of voting

by leo tafoya | Nov 3, 2024 | In the Media

California Secretary of State Shirley Nash Weber, Ph.D. appeared on KCAL News to talk about the significance of voting as Election Day approaches. Sheba Turk reports. Watch Now

[OC Register] For Secretary of State Shirley Weber, access to voting was a lesson learned from a young age

by leo tafoya | Aug 30, 2024 | In the Media

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn Every so often, Shirley Weber would come home from school and bypass the front door of her Los Angeles home. She’d take the side yard and enter in the backdoor, careful not to disrupt those gathered in her living room. It was Election Day, and...

[NBC News] How 3 Black women secretaries of state are protecting voting rights

by fiftyplusone | Mar 9, 2022 | In the Media

By Randi Richardson California Secretary of State Shirley Weber knows all too well how the race for voting rights is an intergenerational marathon. She’s the proud daughter of sharecroppers and is the first Black person to hold the position in California after...

[CNN] If voters don’t stop it, election deniers could kill American democracy

by fiftyplusone | Feb 18, 2022 | In the Media

Opinion by Shirley N. Weber and Jocelyn Benson As the chief election officers in California and Michigan, we are charged with ensuring and protecting the votes of over 30 million Americans — roughly 20% of the total registered voters in our country. We work to...

[Democracy Docket] Congress Should Learn From the Golden State

by fiftyplusone | Jan 5, 2022 | In the Media

By Dr. Shirley N. Weber In September 2021, California held the first major statewide election since the November 2020 general election and its attendant misinformation, vitriol and violence. The election — in which voters were asked whether or not to recall Gov. Gavin...