If you need a cheat sheet for voting, the California Democratic Party provides officially endorsed statewide candidates. They are: Alex Padilla, for U.S. Senator, Gavin Newsom, for Governor, Eleni Kounalakis, for Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Shirley Weber, for Secretary of State, Malia Cohen, for Controller, Fiona Ma, for Treasurer, Rob Bonta, for Attorney General, Ricardo Lara, for Insurance Commissioner, and Tony Thurmond, for Superintendent of Public Instruction. If you need help on California’s various propositions on the ballot, vote YES on Propositions: 1, 28, 29, 30 & 31. Vote NO on Proposition 27.