Democracy

Off-year election fatigue in California: myth or legitimate affliction?
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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More 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.

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Angelenos to go to the polls in mayoral primary election
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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Voters in Los Angeles will be at it again, tomorrow, March 5th, this time for the primary election to pick the city’s next mayor.

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Path toward online voting stymied by fear of hacking
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Don’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.

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Pew study finds common ground in California with SOTU address
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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The 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.

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A look at campaign coffers in the San Joaquin Valley
 150 150 Niki Woodard
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We 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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California elections reflect historic national Latino turnout
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Over the last several election cycles much has been said about the potential impact of the Latino vote. Would 2012 be the year the sleeping giant, composed of roughly 24 million eligible Latino voters, awakes? Based on Tuesday’s preliminary results, the answer is a resounding yes.

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