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Senate bill would translate California ballot initiatives into nine languages
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SB 1233, authored by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), would mandate the State Attorney General’s office to translate ballot initiative and reference title and summaries in all minority languages covered by the VRA, as well as require signature gatherers to carry translated copies while circulating petitions.

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What did we learn from National Voter Registration Day in California?
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A full six weeks before November 6 hits, this Tuesday was designated National Voter Registration Day. National organizations that have been perennial advocates such as Rock The Vote down to many, many state and local organizations joined hands in mobilizing Californians to register.

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Video: Closing skills gap critical to California recovery
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Critical Conversations series addressing badly needed worker skills training

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Video: Getting Californians involved and engaged via Rock the Vote Campaign
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Partisan politics aside, it would appear California elected leaders agree on one thing: boosting voter turnout by making it easier, thanks to innovation and the use of technology.

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Report: California criminal justice could rethink treatment of pre-trial detainees
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Today the Partnership for Community Excellence released a report that details several steps counties could take aimed at reducing their pretrial detainee population and increasing the overall efficiency in how that population is processed and ultimately save significant budget money.

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Election day registration signed into California law by Gov. Brown
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Assembly Bill 1436, by Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles), which passed out of both houses along party-line votes earlier this year, will allow eligible California voters to register and vote up to and on Election Day. Currently, voter registration forms must be postmarked 15 days prior to any election.

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