‘Voter’s choice’ spikes turnout + New crime measures cleared
Ballots for the November election are now available, and for the second time this year, voters in five of California’s 58 counties — Sacramento, Madera, Napa, Nevada and San Mateo — will see one in their mailboxes without asking.Source: ‘Voter’s choice’ spikes turnout + New crime measures cleared...
Adelson drops tens of millions more to save the GOP Congress
Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is pumping tens of millions of dollars more into Republican Party coffers in an 11th-hour push to save their congressional majorities, according to two senior Republicans familiar with the donation.Source: Adelson drops tens of millions more to save the GOP Congress...
Ballots Drop, and So Does Fake News
Mail-in ballots dropped into the postal system on Tuesday, and California Secretary of State Alex Padilla held a press conference to announce the steps the state was taking to ensure the November 6 election would be untainted by foreign influence.Source: Ballots Drop, and So Does Fake News...
California has 11 ballot measures to consider. These short videos will help you decide
Voting has started for the Nov. 6 election, and Californians face a long list of candidates for state and local offices — and 11 ballot measures on issues ranging from rent control to farm animals to daylight saving time.Source: California has 11 ballot measures to consider. These short videos will help you decide...
CA DMV Acknowledges Noncitizens Registered To Vote
San Diego, CALIF.- The newly implemented Motor Voter program is becoming a liability for Secretary of State Alex Padilla. IVN.us was the first media outlet to report on the Motor Voter registration concerns.Source: CA DMV Acknowledges Noncitizens Registered To Vote...
Bernie Sanders sizes up California
LOS ANGELES — When Bernie Sanders ends his midterm election campaign tour at the end of October, it's no coincidence that his last stop will be in California.Source: Bernie Sanders sizes up California...
Don’t worry, all is not lost. State and local activists are fixing our elections
Despair appears to be the common mood of the day. Everything is terrible. U.S. democratic norms have devolved so much that it seems impossible to know how to recover. Our political outcomes don’t consistently reflect our true aspirations.Source: Don't worry, all is not lost. State and local activists are fixing our elections...
More DMV mistakes in California’s new “motor voter” process
The LA Times reported this week that another 1,500 registration errors have been identified in the DMV “motor voter” process. This time, the errors are being blamed on “data entry” errors.Source: More DMV mistakes in California’s new “motor voter” process...
USA Today: Out-of-state donors are pouring cash into local campaigns of Democrats across the country (In the News)
In a little-known case out of Alaska, the federal courts have been weighing whether the U.S. Constitution allows states to impose limits on out-of-state contributions, an issue that could soon come to a head at the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Thompson v.Source: USA Today: Out-of-state donors are pouring cash into local campaigns of Democrats across the country (In the News)...