11 Jul

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 primSource: California's primary election saw higher turnout than recent years, but most voters still...

07:34 / 2018 / California / election / vblog
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18 Jun

The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a decision on when partisan gerrymandering goes too far, ruling against the challengers of a Republican-drawn map in Wisconsin and a Democratic redistricting in Maryland.Source: Supreme Court sidesteps decision on partisan gerrymandering in rulings on Wisconsin, Maryland cases...

18:39 / Gerrymandering / supreme court / vblog / yclass
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13 Jun

California’s 168-year run as a single entity, hugging the continent’s edge for hundreds of miles and sprawling east across mountains and desert, could come to an end next year — as a controversial plan to split the Golden State into three new jurisdictions qualified Tuesday for the Nov.Source: Radical plan to split California into three states earns spot on November...

08:50 / 2018 / California / vblog
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01 Jun

California's elections officials have found themselves with an unexpected headache ahead of the June 5 primary: potentially thousands of cases where two voter registration forms were created for one person, errors caused by the state's "motor voter" program that launched last month.Source: One voter, two registration forms: Errors reported in rollout of California's 'motor voter' system...

08:10 / California / election administration / election integrity / Election Law / vblog / Voter Registration
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