California statewide elections
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California statewide elections are regularly scheduled contests in which voters across the state choose holders of major state offices and decide statewide ballot measures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California elections, 2002 | 1 |
| California statewide elections canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1570661 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California statewide elections Context triple: [State Treasurer of California, electedIn, California statewide elections]
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A.
California Democratic primaries
California Democratic primaries are state-level contests in which Democratic Party voters in California select their preferred candidates for the U.S. presidency and other party nominations.
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B.
California Campaign
The California Campaign was a series of U.S. military operations during the Mexican–American War aimed at seizing control of Alta California from Mexican authority.
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C.
California State Legislature
The California State Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of California, consisting of the State Assembly and the State Senate.
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D.
California term limits law
The California term limits law is a set of state constitutional provisions that restrict how long individuals may serve in the California State Legislature, aiming to promote legislative turnover and reduce career incumbency.
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E.
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special statewide vote in which Californians removed Governor Gray Davis from office and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as his successor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California statewide elections Target entity description: California statewide elections are regularly scheduled contests in which voters across the state choose holders of major state offices and decide statewide ballot measures.
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A.
California Democratic primaries
California Democratic primaries are state-level contests in which Democratic Party voters in California select their preferred candidates for the U.S. presidency and other party nominations.
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B.
California Campaign
The California Campaign was a series of U.S. military operations during the Mexican–American War aimed at seizing control of Alta California from Mexican authority.
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C.
California State Legislature
The California State Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of California, consisting of the State Assembly and the State Senate.
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D.
California term limits law
The California term limits law is a set of state constitutional provisions that restrict how long individuals may serve in the California State Legislature, aiming to promote legislative turnover and reduce career incumbency.
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E.
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special statewide vote in which Californians removed Governor Gray Davis from office and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as his successor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election process
ⓘ
political event ⓘ |
| allows |
early voting
ⓘ
in-person voting ⓘ vote-by-mail ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| ballotMeasureThreshold |
higher thresholds for certain fiscal or constitutional measures
ⓘ
simple majority for most statutes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electsOffice |
Attorney General of California
ⓘ
Insurance Commissioner of California ⓘ
surface form:
California Insurance Commissioner
State Controller of California ⓘ
surface form:
California State Controller
State Treasurer of California ⓘ
surface form:
California State Treasurer
Superintendent of Public Instruction of California ⓘ
surface form:
California Superintendent of Public Instruction
Governor of California ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of California ⓘ Secretary of State of California ⓘ U.S. Representative ⓘ
surface form:
United States Representatives from California
U.S. Senate seats from California ⓘ
surface form:
United States Senators from California
members of the California State Assembly ⓘ members of the California State Board of Equalization ⓘ members of the California State Senate ⓘ |
| governingBody |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| hasElectionType |
general election
ⓘ
primary election ⓘ recall election ⓘ special election ⓘ |
| hasScope | statewide ⓘ |
| heldOn | first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years ⓘ |
| includes |
statewide ballot measures
ⓘ
statewide constitutional amendments ⓘ statewide initiatives ⓘ statewide referendums ⓘ |
| languageAccessibility | ballots and materials available in multiple languages as required by federal law ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Secretary of State of California
ⓘ
surface form:
California Secretary of State
|
| oversightBy | county election officials ⓘ |
| partOf |
California politics
ⓘ
surface form:
California political system
|
| primarySystemAppliesTo |
California legislative districts
ⓘ
surface form:
California State Assembly seats
California State Senate ⓘ
surface form:
California State Senate seats
United States congressional districts in California ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. House of Representatives seats from California
most statewide partisan offices ⓘ |
| recallProvision | statewide officers may be subject to recall by voters ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
California Codes
ⓘ
surface form:
California Elections Code
|
| subjectTo | federal election laws of the United States ⓘ |
| uses | voter information guide mailed to registered voters ⓘ |
| voterEligibility | U.S. citizens who are California residents and at least 18 years old ⓘ |
| voterRegistrationRequirement | advance registration by statutory deadline ⓘ |
| votingSystemUsed |
first-past-the-post voting in general elections
ⓘ
nonpartisan blanket primary ⓘ top-two primary system ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: California statewide elections Description of subject: California statewide elections are regularly scheduled contests in which voters across the state choose holders of major state offices and decide statewide ballot measures.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
California elections, 2002