Where does the California Secretary of State publish certified Statement of Vote for special elections 2025?

1. Where to look right now: the Secretary of State’s Election Results website

The Secretary of State’s real‑time hub for the November 4, 2025 statewide special election is the Election Results site at electionresults.sos.ca.gov, which posts returns as counties report and notes that final statewide certification will occur on December 12, 2025 ^{[1] [5]}. This site organizes returns by contest (president, U.S. Senate, ballot measures, maps, etc.) and offers county-level reporting status so users can see which counties have submitted their latest reports ^{[6] [7]}.

2. Machine‑readable and bulk files: the media/results repository

For researchers and reporters who want the underlying data files (precinct lists, candidate files, etc.), the Secretary of State maintains a media/results repository (media.sos.ca.gov) for the 2025 Statewide Special Election that lists text files like C25SS.txt (candidate information) and P25SS.txt (precinct numbers by county) — the kind of files typically used to create an official Statement of Vote or to verify tabulation totals ^[2]. The public availability of these files is presented on the Secretary of State’s site as part of the official results package ^[2].

3. Timing and legal milestones to expect

County elections officials have 30 days from Election Day to process ballots and must finalize their official county results by December 4, 2025; the Secretary of State will then certify the statewide contests on December 12, 2025 ^{[4] [3]}. The Election Results site explicitly labels returns as “Semi‑Final Unofficial” during the canvass period until the Secretary of State’s certification ^[7]. That timing matters because an official, statewide certified tabulation (what many call a “Statement of Vote”) would not be finalized or labeled as certified on the state site until after December 12, 2025 ^{[1] [5]}.

4. What the Secretary of State certifies — and what it doesn’t

The Secretary of State certifies results only for state and federal contests; local contests and local certified statements are the responsibility of county elections offices, and the state site points users to county canvass pages for local certification ^[1]. In other words, for a complete Statement of Vote that includes local offices, you will need county certified reports in addition to the statewide files; the state’s Election Results page focuses on state/federal contests and statewide measures ^[1].

5. How readers and researchers should use these resources

If you want an official, state‑certified record for statewide contests, check the Secretary of State’s Election Results website after December 12, 2025 and download the media/results files from media.sos.ca.gov; those are the documents the Secretary of State publishes and distributes for the 2025 special election ^{[1] [2]}. For precinct‑level or local office certified Statements of Vote, consult the county elections office that administered the contest — the state site explicitly directs users to county websites for local certified results ^[1].

6. Limitations, ambiguities, and what’s not covered in current reporting

None of the provided sources use the exact phrase “Statement of Vote” in connection with a single consolidated, state‑issued PDF labeled that way; instead, the sources describe an Election Results website, downloadable data files, and certification dates ^{[5] [2]}. Available sources do not mention a distinct, titled “Certified Statement of Vote” PDF published by the Secretary of State for the 2025 special election; they do show the state’s process and where official returns and machine files are posted ^{[1] [7] [2]}.

If you want, I can check a specific county’s elections website for its certified Statement of Vote or scan the Secretary of State pages after December 12, 2025 and confirm the exact filenames and URLs for any state‑certified Statement of Vote materials.