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League Offers Easy Voter Guides to Help New and Busy Voters in Five Languages
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Frequently Asked Questions about Redistricting: The League has prepared this printable handout about the new redistricting maps to help voters understand how and why the new electoral boundaries have been drawn.
Top Two Frequently Asked Questions: Here is a printable League handout that has the answers to questions about the new Top Two Primary system that voters need to know to understand the new candidate choices on the June 2012 primary election ballot.
The final draft of the Secretary of State's Official Voter Information Guide has been published on the Secretary of State's website. The Guide contains titles and text of the propositions, statewide candidate statements, and important dates for the June 5th election. It can be found by going to this link.
The Secretary of State has released the certified list of candidates on the ballot for the June 5, 2012 Presidential Primary Election. The list includes candidates for the United States President, U.S. Senate, State Senate and State Assembly. To find the list, go to this link.
The new district maps for state Assembly, Senate, Board of Equalization and Congressional districts will be used beginning with the 2012 June and November elections.
Referendum: A referendum challenging the state senate maps has qualified for the November 2012 General Election ballot
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One of the basic tenets of the League of Women Voters is that voting is an integral part of our democratic society. We firmly believe that everyone's right to vote should be protected, and that the strength of our democratic government depends on the active participation of everyone.
The League has published a guide explaining some of the major changes coming to the election process in 2012: "The Rules Have Changed: Elections 2012." This printable PDF summarizes changes due to redistricting, the Top Two Primary system, and online voter registration--information needed to help voters avoid confusion at the ballot box. For a printable version of the article below, go to the additional materials column to the right.
The Rules Have Changed: Elections 2012
It is with great pleasure and sincere hope that I provide the following white paper on chronic absence for your consideration as you finalize the development of California’s Race to the Top application. The paper includes specific recommendations on this critical issue, which has been largely unaddressed as a policy issue in Sacramento, and deserves your attention. Quite frankly, chronic absence, even in the earliest of grades, is one of the best predictors of high school dropout, and California needs to do more to identify students and schools in need.
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