Initiative and Referendum

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Position on Initiative and Referendum

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The LWVC just completed an update study of the initiative and referendum process in California.  As a result of the study, the League adopted an updated position.

What is a study?

Learn more about what studies are and why we do them on our issues page.

What is the Initiative and Referendum Study?

Visit the Initiative and Referendum Study page for more information. Members have access to a more detailed page of initiative and referendum resources on our members only site (contact us if you are a member and don't know how to access our members only site).

We also have a Facebook group for this study, which members and the public are invited to join.

Contact Us for More Information

Please contact Helen Hutchison for more information.

More Resources

The PPIC released a report on a recent poll about the initiative process in California. Download the report and view a video of a discussion here.

 

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Ripe for Reform?

Event Date: 
May 9, 2013 - 6:00 pm

Initiative and Referendum in California: Ripe for Reform?

Free and open to the public. Hear from thought leaders, learn about the issues, discover new ideas, and discuss with others. Panel will be followed by a Q&A session. Visit the San Francisco public library's information page.

Local Leagues connected to this event: 
San Francisco
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Initiative & Referendum Study (4 of 4)

Event Date: 
February 26, 2013 - 6:30 pm

 

League studies are a fascinating way to learn more about an issue, your community, and yourself. It is exciting to explore complex, important topics in a friendly and inquisitive group. Encouraging active and informed civic participation by all is the mission of the League; by participating in one of our studies, you really make democracy work!

Learn more about what studies are and why they matter by reading the materials in the blue box on the left of this page.

Local Leagues connected to this event: 
Los Altos/Mountain View Area
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Initiative & Referendum Study (3 of 4)

Event Date: 
February 25, 2013 - 7:00 pm

 

League studies are a fascinating way to learn more about an issue, your community, and yourself. It is exciting to explore complex, important topics in a friendly and inquisitive group. Encouraging active and informed civic participation by all is the mission of the League; by participating in one of our studies, you really make democracy work!

Learn more about what studies are and why they matter by reading the materials in the blue box on the left of this page.

Local Leagues connected to this event: 
Los Altos/Mountain View Area
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Initiative & Referendum Study (2 of 4)

Event Date: 
February 11, 2013 - 7:00 pm

 

League studies are a fascinating way to learn more about an issue, your community, and yourself. It is exciting to explore complex, important topics in a friendly and inquisitive group. Encouraging active and informed civic participation by all is the mission of the League; by participating in one of our studies, you really make democracy work!

Learn more about what studies are and why they matter by reading the materials in the blue box on the left of this page.

Local Leagues connected to this event: 
Los Altos/Mountain View Area
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Initiative & Referendum Study (1 of 4)

Event Date: 
January 28, 2013 - 7:00 pm

 

League studies are a fascinating way to learn more about an issue, your community, and yourself. It is exciting to explore complex, important topics in a friendly and inquisitive group. Encouraging active and informed civic participation by all is the mission of the League; by participating in one of our studies, you really make democracy work!

Learn more about what studies are and why they matter by reading the materials in the blue box on the left of this page.

 

Local Leagues connected to this event: 
Los Altos/Mountain View Area
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Initiative and Referendum Study (3 of 3)

Event Date: 
March 2, 2013 - 10:00 am

Join us for our final Conensus Meeting about the California Leagues' Initiative and Referendum Study. Give your input to help the League update our positions for state advocacy.

This is the last of three meetings being held in the area - please come to all of them, if you can!

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Initiative and Referendum Study (2 of 3)

Event Date: 
February 14, 2013 - 10:00 am

Join us for our General Meeting about the California Leagues' Initiative and Referendum Study. Dive deeper into the history as well as the pros and cons of proposed Initiative and Referendum reform. Give your input to help the League update our positions for state advocacy.

This is the second of three meetings being held in the area - please come to all of them, if you can!

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Initiative and Referendum Study (1 of 3)

Event Date: 
January 8, 2013 - 10:00 am

Join us for our General Meeting about the California Leagues' Initiative and Referendum Study. Come learn the history as well as the pros and cons of proposed Initiative and Referendum reform. Give your input to help the League update our positions for state advocacy.

This is the first of three meetings being held in the area - please come to all of them, if you can!

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Ripe for Reform? California Initiative and Referendum Process

Event Date: 
February 9, 2013 - 9:30 am

Speaker and panel discussion on the California Initiative and Referendum Process

Joe Mathews, co-author of California Crack Up: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It

Former Assemblymember Cameron Smyth (R-38) who represented eastern Ventura County

Kathay Feng, Executive Director of California Common Cause

Come hear from these thought leaders, learn about the initative and referendum process in California, and join in a spiritied discussion

Local Leagues connected to this event: 
Ventura County
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Initiative and Referendum Study (2 of 2)

Event Date: 
February 25, 2013 - 12:00 pm

League studies are a fascinating way to learn more about an issue, your community, and yourself. It is exciting to explore complex, important topics in a friendly and inquisitive group. Encouraging active and informed civic participation by all is the mission of the League; by participating in one of our studies, you really make democracy work!

Learn more about what studies are and why they matter by reading the materials in the blue box on the left of this page.

Local Leagues connected to this event: 
Fresno
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Initiative and Referendum Study (1 of 2)

Event Date: 
January 28, 2013 - 11:30 am

What is a League Study?

League studies are a fascinating way to learn more about an issue, your community, and yourself. It is exciting to explore complex, important topics in a friendly and inquisitive group. Encouraging active and informed civic participation by all is the mission of the League; by participating in one of our studies, you really make democracy work!

Learn more about what studies are and why they matter by reading the materials in the blue box on the left of this page.

Local Leagues connected to this event: 
Fresno
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California's Initiative and Referendum Process: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Event Date: 
November 29, 2012 - 7:00 pm

Initaitive and Referendum Reform Discussion

This free, public event features "The Initiative and Referendum Process in California: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" by Professor Michael Salerno of the UC Hastings College of the Law.

Local Leagues connected to this event: 
Alameda
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Convention - myLeague

Event Date: 
May 17, 2013 - 12:00 am

Held in May in odd-numbered years, this is the chance for all our members to network, share their skills, and discuss the future. The public is also welcome to attend workshops, guest speakers during meals, and to observe our plenary.

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