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March 3, 2014
9 am to 7 pm
Location: California Endowment
1000 N. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
The FoCE conference has a focus on election reform and its potential impact on communities across the state. It is an opportunity for policymakers, researchers and advocates to learn about how the state and communities can implement the many great reforms and improvements identified over the last few years to expand California's democracy.
All members of the public are invited to attend this free hearing. We are holding this meeting to receive feedback from
you about these recommendations and to engage key local and regional
stakeholders and opinion leaders in the conversation about access to quality
civic learning in your area.
We're thrilled that twice in March Kim Klein will collaborate with local Leagues to present full day regional workshops, giving members and members of the public who are active in the non-profit sector the tools they need to advocate for funding for the common good and to discuss the role of taxes in providing services essential for the common good.
Death penalty supporters filed an initiative for the November 2014 election -- to radically alter death penalty procedures in California and make them more like those in Texas or Virginia.
SAFE California (a group we support) sprang into action as soon as we knew (back in December). We convened legal and policy experts to conduct a thorough analysis.
LWVC, ACLU and LCCR Charge State with Illegally Denying the Right to Vote to Tens of Thousands of Voters
People of Color Are Disproportionately Affected by State’s Action
OAKLAND - The ACLU of California and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCR) today filed a lawsuit charging the state with unconstitutionally stripping tens of thousands of people of their right to vote.
The Presidential Commission on Election Administration (PCEA)
January 10, 2014
Mike Kirst, President
California State Board of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 5111 Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: SBE January Agenda Item #20 - LCFF Emergency Regulations
Dear President Kirst:
The LWVC signed on to a letter to the executive director of Covered California, the state's health benefit exchange that implements the federal Affordable Care Act in California. We urged the integration of voter registration into the Covered California application process, as required by the National Voter Registration Act. Read the letter here.
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We are partnering with the Center for Civic Design and the Future of
California Elections (FOCE) to develop a Best
Practices Manual for Official Voter Information Guides and we need your
help. We're collecting California voter
information materials in print and online formats.
When the legislature reconvenes in January, our bills to shine a light on money in California elections will come up for a floor vote. Take action now by contacting your Assembly Members to vote YES on SB 2 and SB 27!
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