Elections

Progress report on California’s efforts to restore trust in government
150 150 Ed Coghlan

While the legislature has taken some positive steps after three senators were indicted, CA Fwd pointedly challenged the lawmakers to do more. Where the effort stands today:

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Parting the party lines: How partisan is your legislator?
150 150 Courtney M. Fowler

Modern day politics is built on the idea of partisanship, with legislative candidates creating entire campaigns to tout their strongly liberal or conservative bona fides

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The Primary Club: Thoughts on California’s startlingly low June voter turnout
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

Pundits, data-miners, reporters…everyone wants to know why statewide turnout on Tuesday was less than the number of registered voters in Los Angeles County alone

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Top Two Primary invites independent voters to the party, too
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

Independent voters have long been the Plain Jane of the high school that is American politics, but now they’re invited to the party…without having a party

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VIDEO: Creating a more diverse California electorate
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

Lisa García Bedolla has some engaging thoughts on how to diversity the strangely uniform California voting population

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When you vote by mail, make it count
150 150 Kim Alexander

Voting by mail is a popular option among California voters, but the rise in its use has also resulted in a large number of ballots goingthat go uncounted every statewide election

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CA Fwd and others call on Sacramento to modernize California’s disclosure systems
150 150 Phillip Ung

This week a broad coalition consisting of good government groups, newspaper publishers, and lobbyists came together for one goal: fix Cal-Access and put Form 700s online

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June California primary could set record for lowest turnout ever
150 150 Ed Coghlan

If California Chrome was running in California’s June primary election instead of the Belmont Stakes, our election turnout would improve dramatically on June 3. But he’s not.

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