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Government

Mar. 27, 2018

State senator who resigned won’t appear with that designation in June election

The chairman of the California Democratic Party will drop a lawsuit seeking to prevent former state Sen. Tony Mendoza from identifying himself as a “State Senator,” because the state’s top elections official had already rejected Mendoza’s chosen ballot title.

SACRAMENTO — The chairman of the California Democratic Party will drop a lawsuit seeking to prevent former state Sen. Tony Mendoza from identifying himself as a “State Senator” in the election for the seat he just resigned, because the state’s top elections official had already rejected Mendoza’s chosen ballot title.

Eric Bauman sued Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Friday to prevent Mendoza from listing the title next to his nam...

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