From KQED's California Report:We've all heard it. The reasons people give for not voting. "It takes
too much time." "I don't like the candidates." To talk more about the
reasons people don't vote and what can be done to encourage them to...
MapLight, a nonpartisan research organization that reveals money's influence on politics, announces the statewide expansion of Voter's Edge,
a nonpartisan guide to ballot measures. MapLight has joined forces with
partner organizations...
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle:With less than two weeks until the November election, The League of
Women Voters of California Education Fund is powering the vote. The
League is preparing voters in California to feel confident when...
Hear LWVCEF Voter Service Committee Member, Randi Swisley of LWV PLacer,
review all the ballot measures (except 31 & 39) on radio station
KPFA, The Sunday Show. Randi took questions from callers and your
question may be among them! Listen now...
When Californians vote in the June 5 primary, they will see an entirely new kind of ballot that some hope will lead to changes in the types of candidates who are elected to public office.Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/...
Reporting from Los Angeles and Sacramento -- In a historic first, a citizens commission set new boundaries for California's congressional and legislative districts, reshaping the political landscape into more competitive terrain that could transform...
In the spring of 2010, when he applied to become a member of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, Gabino Aguirre of Santa Paula described himself as a "community activist" who had been an "advocate for a variety of causes."Aguirre...
First-draft maps were released June 10, with a public hearing scheduled June 25.The first draft of new voting-district maps that will change legislative boundaries was released by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission on Friday, June 10.
With the Citizens Redistricting Commission preparing to publish its draft maps tomorrow, the League of Women Voters of California praised the work of the commissioners and the public. "Californians have engaged enthusiastically in the process of...
