California Forward
Contrary to analyst predictions, online registrants were both diverse and more likely to turnout to vote
read moreIn 2010, California rejected more absentee ballots than any other state, 0.7 percent.
read moreCalifornia ranks near the bottom of states for voter participation. The people who run elections in the state’s 58 counties are working hard to improve the number of people who register and who vote.
read moreMore than a quarter of California cities hold their municipal elections in off-cycles or off-years, meaning they don’t coincide with state and federal elections in June and November of even-numbered years. As a result, citizens in city of Los Angeles, for example, essentially suffer through a perpetual election season.
read moreThere is a burst of creativity underway by election officials, technologists and other stakeholders in the effort to design a different and better approach
read moreVoters in Los Angeles will be at it again, tomorrow, March 5th, this time for the primary election to pick the city’s next mayor.
read moreDon’t rush out and buy an iPad just yet; it’s unlikely that you’ll be voting for president, governor, or mayor on one anytime soon.
read moreThe country’s eyes are trained squarely on the election process in 2013. President Obama’s State of the Union speech confirmed as much when he announced a bi-partisan commission to conduct election oversight across the country.
read moreWe dug around on the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) website and observed a few interesting trends that made us think in broader strokes about the notion of transparency. Law dictates that campaigns hold up their end of the bargain by making this data available, but outside of some local reporters, who is actually using it? It is our right, afterall, as citizens, to do so.
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