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Wait… What? Agency advising Governor on payments to counties proposes moving to VBM to save money
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The State of California, like some other states, has an “unfunded mandate” law that requires the state to make money available for new legislation that imposes costs on counties. In practice, those mandates can be “suspended” for budgetary reasons, leaving localities holding the bag on costs.

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Future of California Elections share insights with bipartisan elections commission
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Following the meeting, FOCE summarized the wide range of materials presented at the listening session in a report to the Commission that included excerpts and recommendations in each of these five areas.

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U.S. Election Assistance Commission and NIST trumpet innovation in voting technology
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There is a burst of creativity underway by election officials, technologists and other stakeholders in the effort to design a different and better approach

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The Future of California Elections: What’s at stake?
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The Future of California Elections (FoCE) Project was formed in late 2011 to examine and address the unique challenges facing the State of California’s election system. In 2013 and beyond, FoCE will be focused on building on this foundation of consensus and success.

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