Jane Harman may be out, but who’ll be in?
This morning’s big California political news is that Rep. Jane Harman, D-Los Angeles, might be resigning from Congress to take over as head of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a...
View ArticleBrown vetoes bill to ban per-signature pay
An East Bay lawmaker’s bill to ban per-signature pay for ballot-measure petition circulators has been vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown. SB 168, by state Sen. Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro, would have...
View ArticleGroups sue Bowen over inmate voting rights
Three groups sued California Secretary of State Debra Bowen and San Francisco’s elections director Wednesday, asking the court to ensure that more than 85,000 people sent to county jails instead of...
View ArticleGaramendi, Bowen decry danger to mail-in ballots
Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, joined California Secretary of State Debra Bowen to testify to the state Legislature today about the danger that some impending U.S. Postal Service facility...
View ArticleNew voter data: ‘no party preference’ still rising
Nonpartisanship continues to rise in the Golden State, according to California’s latest voter registration data. As of September 7, a total of 17,259,680 Californians are registered to vote,...
View Article110,000 register to vote online in first week
About 110,000 Californians registered to vote online during the first week they could. The state’s online voter registration system went live last Wednesday as a result of SB 397 by state Sen. Leland...
View ArticleBay Area election volunteers lauded
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen this week honored a pair of Santa Clara County polling-place volunteers who have been serving their community for decades. Rita Chavez Medina and Helen Garza...
View ArticleCalifornia poised to set voter registration record
California is on track for a record-high number of registered voters, Secretary of State Debra Bowen said today. Yesterday was the deadline to register to vote in next month’s presidential election....
View ArticleYee aims to widen online registration’s reach
Hot from the resounding success of the online voter registration system his legislation enabled, a Bay Area lawmaker now wants to expand that system’s reach. State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco,...
View ArticleVoter #s: Dems a smidge up, GOP a smidge down
Democrats made a tiny gain in recent months while Republicans continued a long, slow slide in new voter registration numbers released Monday by California Secretary of State Debra Bowen. Monday’s...
View ArticleCalifornia politicos on the Voting Rights Act ruling
Here’s how some California politicos are reacting to today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that voids key provisions of the Voting Rights Act: From U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.: “I strongly...
View ArticleMeasure seeks special protection for Bible speech
A proposed constitutional amendment that would exempt Bible-based speech from the constitution and state law’s existing restrictions – including restrictions against discrimination and hate crimes –...
View ArticleACLU, LWV sue Debra Bowen over voting rights
Former inmates on post-release community supervision and mandatory supervision should be eligible to vote, civil-rights groups argue in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against California Secretary of State...
View ArticleComplaint filed about ‘Six Californias’ petitions
The “OneCalifornia” committee formed to oppose venture capitalist Tim Draper’s “Six Californias” ballot measure filed a complaint with Secretary of State Debra Bowen on Thursday requesting a...
View ArticleDebra Bowen spending the morning in court?
Outgoing Secretary of State Debra Bowen posted this to Facebook about an hour ago: At noon my service as Secretary of State comes to an end. In the morning, I should be present for the swearing in of...
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