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Future of California Elections share insights with bipartisan elections commission
150 150 Doug Chapin

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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Voters to decide fate of California’s landmark public records law
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

The passage of SCA 3 means California’s voters will be tasked with deciding next June whether to approve the measure as a constitutional amendment.

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Is your absentee ballot being counted? Californians have new ways to find out
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

If you voted by mail in last year’s presidential election (and the majority of Californians did), do you know if your ballot was actually counted?

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San Francisco proves a smarter government is better for the citizens
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

The City can now brag that the San Francisco Police Department is the first in the state to use technology to improve public safety with JusticeMobile, a mobile application.

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Assembly and Senate bills look to chisel away at digital divide
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

SB740 and AB1299 tackle that digital divide head-on. The two bills each come at the issue from different angles; SB740, sponsored by Senator Padilla, deals with rural broadband infrastructure, while Assemblyman Steven Bradford’s AB1299 is about expanding digital literacy.

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California bills tackle digital divide head-on
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

The two bills each come at the issue from different angles

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