30 Aug

Uber and Lyft proposed a deal Thursday that would give their drivers better wages and bargaining rights, and the companies are prepared to pour millions of dollars into launching the tech industry's first ballot battle in California in order to get their way.Source: Uber, Lyft pitch landmark California worker proposal — and tech industry's first ballot threat...

00:10 / ballot measure / California / vblog
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12 Aug

Law professor Vikram Amar writes here on Verdict that the California law requiring presidential candidates to reveal the last five years of their federal income tax returns does not violate the U.S. Constitution.Source: Law Professor Vikram Amar Says California Tax Returns-Ballot Bill Does Not Violate U.S. Constitution...

18:41 / 2020 / ballot access / California / vblog
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10 Aug

Six California residents who were erroneously added onto the voter rolls voted in last year’s midterms, the Secretary of State’s Office confirmed Friday afternoon following a months-long investigation.Source: Six Californians who shouldn’t have been registered voted last year due to ‘DMV errors’...

01:24 / California / dmv / vblog / Voter Registration
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10 Aug

California’s ambitious effort to automate voter registration at Department of Motor Vehicle offices produced almost 84,000 duplicate records and more than twice that number with political party mistakes, according to an audit released Friday by state officials.Source: Nearly 84,000 duplicate voter records found in audit of California’s ‘Motor Voter’ system...

01:24 / California / dmv / vblog / Voter Registration
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09 Aug

California investigators released a 113-page report Friday afternoon highlighting a range of issues with the state’s efforts to automatically register people to vote when they visit the Department of Motor Vehicles.Source: Are you confused by California DMV voter registration? You’re not alone, report finds...

23:24 / California / vblog / Voter Registration
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07 Aug

Those who still want to see President Donald Trump’s income tax returns may be feeling awfully good about a new California law that requires presidential candidates to release their tax records in order to have their name appear on a primary ballot in the Golden State.Source: California tax-return law sets dangerous precedent (Editorial)...

21:25 / 2020 / ballot access / California / vblog
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