California Forward
Of the nearly 1.75 million LA County voters eligible in yesterday’s elections, a paltry 9.9 percent, including yours truly, bothered casting a ballot according to preliminary tallies
read moreWhile I reluctantly waited in line for a Flu shot yesterday, I started thinking about another highly contagious affliction affecting thousands of Californians: Election Fatigue.
read moreThe bill’s signage streamlines the approval process for and paves the way for increased technological innovation on new voting technology in the state
read moreAlthough others are expected to follow California’s lead, the Golden State is just one of five that will provide voter registration services to applicants for healthcare coverage.
read moreWith one stroke of a pen, Governor Jerry Brown can help bring California’s campaign finance and lobbying database into the 21st century
read moreCalifornia’s potential voter population is significantly larger than the entire population of Arizona (!).
read moreCounty voting systems in California are aging rapidly and the process for approving voting systems is doing little to help certify new innovative systems or to spur new approaches to voting system development.
read moreFollowing 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.
read moreAt the Center’s Best of California awards, California Secretary of State’s online voter registration portal took home the prize for 2013’s Best Application Serving the Public.
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