<div><p>Last weekend’s brief shutdown of our federal government pointed to the hyper-partisanship and paralysis that plagues our federal government.</p><p>“Why,” wonder many people, “can’t these people just stop arguing and start doing the people’s work?”</p><p>Ironically, just this week the&nbsp;<a

Top Election Reformers Join Forces to Fix What Hyper-Partisanship Has Broken

<div><p>This was just one of the compelling statistics discussed on Wednesday, February 1&nbsp;at the very first forum hosted by the newly-founded California Latino Economic Institute (CLEI), which is a collaboration between the <a href="http://latinocaucus.legislature.ca.gov/" rel="noopener norefer

Increasing Voter Turnout Means Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is

<div><p>A new era of voting in California is fast approaching. Why, you might ask, in a world where information and services are accessible at the tips of our fingers almost any time of day, is voting so ”old fashioned”?</p><p>As comedian Chris Rock famously observed, “They don’t want you to vote. I

It Is Time to Bring Elections into the 21st Century

<div><p>California’s glorious history is fueled by our tradition of “direct democracy,” most notably our initiative and referendum process which allows people to shape state policy via the ballot. That passion was historically accompanied by a similar interest and participation in the workings of ou

California Lawmakers to Tackle Historic-Low Civic Participation

<div><p>The governor recently signed a collection of election reform laws in California, including the <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1461" rel="noopener noreferrer">“New Motor Voter” Act</a> which automates voter registration through the Dep

The Silent Majority: Why Aren’t More Californians Voting?

<div><p>Californians, including the estimated 6.6 million eligible Californians who aren’t registered, will soon have fewer excuses for not registering to vote.</p><p>Governor Brown&nbsp;<a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/10/11/447796712/california-becomes-2nd-state-to-automatically-register-voters" r

Now That Motor Voter is Law, California's Biggest Challenge Will Be Getting People to Vote

<div><p><strong>LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIF.</strong> -- In this age of smartphones, touch-screens and the Internet, Los Angeles County’s 50-year-old voting system of punch cards and user guides ranks closer to the era of chalk marks and blackboards. Now, the most populous county in the U.S. is less t

LA County Getting Closer to Bringing Voting into 21st Century

<div><p><span><strong>CALIFORNIA</strong> -- It is hard to believe that the first state in the country's history to have two women serving as U.S. senators at the same time might have a problem attracting women to run for public office, but that's the situation in California.</span></p><p><span><str

Bipartisan Group Says More Women Needed in California Politics

<div><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZkICn8qfDE</p><p>California's work to modernize its elections <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/california-is-making-it-easier-to-vote-why-arent-other-states/2015/09/14/d48f4428-58c2-11e5-b8c9-944725fcd3b9_story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">

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