PBI-Manatt Quiz: California Secretary of State Edition! - Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

1. The Secretary of State is responsible for:

Administering the state’s payroll system

Maintaining business filings

Investigating insurance fraud

Administering the sale of state bonds

2. Which of the following statements about the position of Secretary of State in California is true?

It is the only elected Secretary of State position in the country

It is a non-partisan elected position

The governor’s appointment to fill a vacancy requires legislative confirmation

Can serve more than two terms non consecutively

3. In 2019, then Assemblymember (and now Secretary of State) Shirley Weber sponsored and helped pass legislation that addressed which of the following?

New standards for when police can use deadly force

Challenging California’s ban on affirmative action

How public schools evaluate educators

Voting rights for 17-year-olds

4. When will the next election for California Secretary of State be held?

2024

2022

2026

2021

5. Secretary Weber has served in all of the following positions except:

President of the San Diego Board of Education

Professor of African American Studies

Chair of the California College of Presidential Electors

California State Senator

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