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Updated May 23, 2013 - 6:14am

Health Exchange to Serve as Voter Registration Hub
Access to voter registration took another step forward this month, with Secretary of State Bowen designating the new health insurance exchange, being set up under the Affordable Care Act, to act as a...
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Updated March 23, 2013 - 6:59am

Report on College Students and Voting
Forty-two years ago Congress voted in favor of the 26th Amendment to lower the voting age to 18. The Fair Elections Legal Network marks this anniversary with the release of their report, College...
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Updated March 15, 2013 - 9:58am

Request for Proposals: Contract Grant Writer
The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund (LWVCEF) is accepting proposals from experienced grant writers to support our fundraising efforts. Qualified candidates should have a proven...
Contract Grant Writer
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Updated November 6, 2012 - 10:16pm

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Updated January 21, 2013 - 6:38pm

Redistricting California
Did your district lines change for the 2012 elections? Your district numbers may have changed too! Did your district lines change for the 2012 elections? Your district numbers may have changed too! Find out if you are now in an even numbered state Senate district. If so, and if you were previously in an odd numbered district, voting for state Senate will be DEFERRED. Every ten years the state must undertake redistricting to reapportion or reallocate districts based on California's current population. The California Supreme Court recently ruled, "that to avoid uncertainty", while challenges to some of the maps are awaiting signature verification, the Commission's maps will be used in the 2012 elections.
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Updated October 24, 2012 - 5:23pm

Money and Politics
Millions of campaign $$$$$ are flowing everywhere in our elections. Tracking the money path can be challenging because the information is patchy and found in different places. The League of Women Voters can help you find out who is funding political campaigns and how much money is being spent.
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Updated June 8, 2012 - 6:25pm

State and Local Finances
Local governments – cities, special districts and counties – are the entities closest to the people. They all have locally-elected governing boards and provide most of the direct services to citizens. In 1910, the Separation of Sources Act gave specific authority to local governments and the state to collect taxes,set rates and obligations. Today, they have very little control over their financial resources. Read more about the relationship between state and local finances.
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February 28, 2013 - 9:30am

Event - February 2013 - Training: Art of the Ask (Fundraising Major Gifts)
In the world of fundraising major gifts hold a somewhat mythic role. For most of the uninitiated, the idea of asking someone for a significant amount of money makes them nervous, if not downright...
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