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Prop 13 reform coalition

A coalition of PICO California, California Calls, League of Women Voters California, Advancement Project California and Evolve California files ballot measure to close Prop 13 Corporate Tax Loophole, restoring over $11 billion every year for schools and vital local services.

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Register now - vote at 18

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Get ready to vote with our 3 tips!
 

1. View your ballot & find your polling place:

Get the facts before you vote! View your entire ballot using our online voter guide: Voter’s Edge California.

Voter’s Edge California is also in Spanish!

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Karen Clopton, League of Women Voters of San Francisco

Find out more about Karen's League journey starting with moderating candidate forums and fighting for voting rights in California.

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Voter's Edge California mobile view

Help voters get the info they need from Voter's Edge California to vote with confidence on Election Day!

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Racial Justice Act, AB2542, racism, California, criminal justice reform

The California Racial Justice Act will prohibit the use of race, ethnicity or national origin to seek or obtain convictions or sentences

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It is crucial that the California Supreme court extends commissioners time to draw maps to ensure our communities have a voice in this redistricting cycle

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Pictures of Trudy Schafer Fellowship

Today the League of Women Voters of California launches the Trudy Schafer Fellowship for Public Policy. Named for our powerhouse lobbyist, the Schafer Fellowship will train and support emerging policy leaders—creating a new cohort of advocates to follow in Trudy’s footsteps to win change and reforms in Sacramento!

To learn more and to support the Schafer Fellowship visit: lwvc.org/schaferfellowship

More about Trudy Schafer's retirement.

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California Redistricting Commission Application

The commission needs more women and people of color to apply and help shape the future of California.

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California is better when we all work together

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Pre-register and get a postcard mailed to you now!

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Extend redistricting deadlines, amicus brief filed

We must preserve California's independent redistricting process and extend current deadlines.

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ACA 6 victory

The amendment would restore voting rights to nearly 50,000 Californians on parole.

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Bail bond photo by Eric Risberg from The Associated Press

The League of Women Voters urges support for SB 10, which seeks to fix California’s broken bail system. Currently 46,000 Californians are in county jails because they cannot make bail. While wealthy defendants can secure their own release, poor defendants cannot. Poor Californians are sitting in jail for weeks, months, even years awaiting trial, all the while at risk of losing their jobs, their homes and even their children.

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Vote with the League! Here is our list of recommendations on the ballot measures for the November 8, 2016 Presidential Election. Share our flyer with your friends and family.

VOTE YES on 51 - School Bonds: K-12 and Community College

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Don't miss a chance to contact your legislators on the issues you care about!

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Want to make a difference in your community? Volunteer today!

How can you volunteer with the League?

1. To help in your community, find your local League and ask today!

2. Contact us to volunteer on voter education and outreach projects like Voter's Edge California via email at lwvc [at] lwvc.org.

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Be Counted! New resources for you!

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The 2017 California legislative session is a wrap, and thanks to supporters like you, we have new laws addressing many of the critical issues we face in California. Because so many of you took action, we’re celebrating major legislative victories:

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seeking board members in California

New application deadline - November 15, 2020!

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AB2466, voting rights, jim crow, discrimination, ACLU, grassroots advocacy

As voter suppression laws are struck down throughout the country, California moves to clarify who can vote with a criminal conviction in the state

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Sb 72 passed allowing same day voter registration

Registering and voting on the same day allows for our democracy to be more inclusive!

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Schools and communities first, split roll, LWV CA, November election, ballot measure, grassroots

Our coalition submits more than 1.7 million signatures of support and our initiative will now qualify for the November 2020 ballot

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Voter's Edge Media Partnership press Release, voting, primary election, voter guide, nonpartisan, los angeles times, public radio, cap radio, gotv, facts

Online Guide Provides Comprehensive, Unbiased Information for California Voters

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The Free the Vote campaign follows similar successful measures in Nevada and Colorado

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California, DMV, voter registration, department of motor vehicles, motor voter, HAVA

Although problems persist, voter registration for 2016 elections will be easier for some

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) took the necessary first steps toward improving voter registration services offered online and at its 174 field offices across the state, though it still will need to address some major issues.

Beginning this month, people who are eligible and affirmatively choose to register when applying for or renewing a driver license or identification card at a DMV field office will:

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As election officials and reformers gathered for an annual event in Los Angeles, the goal of upgrading California's elections took on special significance this year in the face of a crisis of confidence in democracy itself.

At the Future of California Elections Conference yesterday, the focus remained on improving the mechanics of elections administration with an eye toward the threat of politics gumming up the works.

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Election Day Voter Registration, same day reg, voting, California SB72, ACLU CA, LWVC

SB 72 will ensure that all voters who wish to are able to register and cast a vote on Election Day

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Voters side with the League on rejection of Prop 3

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California Votes for Women

On Nov 9, enjoy a day of festivities marking the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification in California with presentation by LWVC president Carol Moon Goldberg

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In a sign of how modest expectations have become of Californians actually casting ballots, elections officials and advocates alike found relief Monday in the final tally showing 37% of voters cast ballots in June — small compared with total registration but the highest for a nonpresidential primary since 1998.

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Our phones are ringing off the hook with questions about voting materials! Get everything in one place using our online voter guide, Voter's Edge California.

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Be a hero! Make your gift today.

We need your help. For months, we’ve witnessed growing anti-government rhetoric in the media and in our public discourse.  Accusations of “rigged elections” and “inherent corruption in our political process” have become commonplace. For many, memes have replaced journalism and threats and insults have replaced political debate.   

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California Redistricting Commission lacks representation, gerrymadering, California, League of women voters

We joined many organizations and allies in calling on the first 8 commissioners to address this dramatic and unacceptable underrepresentation when they select the next 6 commissioners. All communities must see themselves in this Commission.

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Prop 54, tranparency, California Legislature, League of Women Voters, compliance

Our group warns failure to fully implement voter-approved measure could invalidate important legislation, restrict public and press recordings of proceedings

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Citizens Redistricting Commission, California, gerrymandering,

Seeking diverse applicants to represent California

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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund 2020 Graphic

Find out how we helped voters across California!

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Drive Clean with the League, electric cars, free virtual event, climate change,

Learn the many benefits of electric vehicles! Sign up now for one of the online events in October.

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EASY VOTER GUIDE | Read / print your copy at easyvoterguide.org. Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean.

Our Easy Voter Guide helps the election makes sense. Available languages include English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean.

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Easy Voter Guide, California, elections, voting, cavotes, ballot measures, hoe to vote, elections, caelections, Prop 13, March 3 primary

New and busy voter? Check out our Easy Voter Guide to help you prepare to vote in the March 3, 2020 Primary Election!

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100th birthday League of Women Voters of California, voting, sheisme, women power the vote, elections, sentennial, suffrage

We stand on the shoulders of giants as we look ahead to the next 100 years.

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Free Airtime Project, cavotes, election, candidates, California

League of Women Voters of California Education Fund and The California Channel Join Forces to Help Californians Vote with Confidence

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ACA6, freethevote, voting rights, California, elections, formerly incarcerated

California State Asm. McCarty introduces ACA 6 that would create a 2020 ballot measure to restore the right to vote for Californians on parole

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Find out the results of the election from Voter's Edge California. Enter your address and see all the reporting, hour by hour.

More can be found on the California Secretary of State's website.

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National Voter Registration Day

Check out our updated Fast Facts on the Political Parties to help you register to vote on 9/26!

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Easy Voter Guide, League of Women Voters of California Education Fund

View our beloved Easy Voter Guides online now! Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean!

Order your own copies for all of your voter education and outreach activities.

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Get the facts before you vote Nov 6!

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