Combo of record spending and low turnout in LA mayoral race sees 87 dollars spent per vote
Los Angeles mayoral race may have had the lowest turnout since '30s. Read More
Categories: Elections, Transparency
California voter registration gets a shot in the arm
Secretary of State Debra Bowen has designated the state's new Health Benefit Exchange, Covered California, as a voter registration agency under the National Voters Registration Act (NVRA) Read More
Categories: Elections
Will Filipinos flex their political muscles?
There are 1.5 million Filipinos living in the Golden State with half living in the greater Los Angeles region. San Diego and Santa Clara counties also have large Filipino American communities. Read More
Categories: Elections, Californians
California voting participation numbers are bad—is help on the way?
We are near the bottom in both voter registration and voter participation. The state has less than two-thirds (65.6 percent) of our voting age citizen population registered, which ranks 45th. Read More
Categories: Elections
What should California do with the $4.6 billion in extra tax revenue?
Californians in November 2014 are scheduled to vote on a constitutional amendment, the California Rainy Day Budget Stablization Fund Act Read More
Categories: Elections, Governance Reform, Fiscal Reform Plan
Sen. Leland Yee speaks on voting & civic education
Were able to ask State Sen. Leland Yee (D - San Francisco) about his views on some vital topics on the FOCE’s agenda. Read More
Categories: Elections, Transparency
Marin County honored for highest voter turnout in 2012
Marin was No. 1 in the state with a voter turnout of 87.37 percent last November. The last time Marin led the state in election participation was 1952. Read More
Categories: Elections
Cambodian community speaks up about voter information
The official state voter guide is the single piece of voter information that (supposedly) every voter receives prior to an election. The problem is, well “it’s complex,” “confusing,” and written in “legalese,” just to name a few complaints from voters. Read More
Categories: Elections
Online voting registration’s influence set to expand in California
As more and more data is analyzed from last November’s election, the impact of the recently-enacted Online Voter Registration (OVR) in California continues to crystallize. Read More
Categories: Elections, Government
Building the new voting machine of the future—right here in California
It's in L.A. where County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan is leading an effort to modernize and streamline the voting system for the County. Read More
Categories: Elections
Are special elections a waste of time and money?
According to the county’s registrar’s office, the cost estimate for the March 12, 2013 Senate District 32 special primary election is $560,000. Out of 58,520 voters in Pomona, 5,634 voted. Read More
Categories: Elections
Future of California Elections: The many facets of reform
The right to vote is one of the most intrinsic to our democracy and the number of moving parts involved with guaranteeing this civic right are vast Read More
Categories: Elections
Compton’s trashed absentee ballots call attention to voting policy
“Voting materials in post office trash may point to Compton election hanky-panky.” Read More
Categories: Elections
Online Voter Registration proves to be major success
Contrary to analyst predictions, online registrants were both diverse and more likely to turnout to vote Read More
Categories: Elections
Popularity of vote-by-mail adds extra complication to counting votes accurately
In 2010, California rejected more absentee ballots than any other state, 0.7 percent. Read More
Categories: Elections
Getting Californians out to vote easier said than done
California ranks near the bottom of states for voter participation. The people who run elections in the state's 58 counties are working hard to improve the number of people who register and who vote. Read More
Categories: Elections
Off-year election fatigue in California: myth or legitimate affliction?
More than a quarter of California cities hold their municipal elections in off-cycles or off-years, meaning they don’t coincide with state and federal elections in June and November of even-numbered years. As a result, citizens in city of Los Angeles, for example, essentially suffer through a perpetual election season. Read More
Categories: Elections, Government
U.S. Election Assistance Commission and NIST trumpet innovation in voting technology
There is a burst of creativity underway by election officials, technologists and other stakeholders in the effort to design a different and better approach Read More
Categories: Elections
Angelenos to go to the polls in mayoral primary election
Voters in Los Angeles will be at it again, tomorrow, March 5th, this time for the primary election to pick the city’s next mayor. Read More
Categories: Elections
Path toward online voting stymied by fear of hacking
Don’t rush out and buy an iPad just yet; it’s unlikely that you’ll be voting for president, governor, or mayor on one anytime soon. Read More
Categories: Elections