A referendum on the state Senate district maps drawn by the Citizens Redistricting Commission has qualified for the November 2012 ballot.
To avoid uncertainty about which maps should be used in the 2012 elections, the state Supreme Court has ruled that the Commission’s maps will be used.
Court challenge dismissed: A legal challenge to the congressional maps in federal district court has been dismissed with finality.
New district maps precleared: The Citizens Redistricting Commission was informed on January 17 that the U.S. Attorney General does not object to the district maps for four California counties covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. You can view the preclearance submission on the commission’s Web site.
 California Forward recently named Raquel Beltran, Executive Director of the LWV Los Angeles, a “Forward Thinker”. Watch the video and read more about Raquel and post a message on our Facebook page.
We've been using social media as a way of engaging members, partners, and the public in redistricting education since the start of 2011. This report summarizes, analyses, and invites your feedback on our strategy.
 LWVC’s Senior Director for Program, Trudy Schafer, led a discussion of the future of initiative and referendum in California as part of the Zócalo Public Square discussions celebrating the 100th anniversary of the initiative and referendum process in California. The League is engaged in an update study of the initiative and referendum process to learn more, click here.
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Millions of campaign $$$$$ are flowing everywhere in our elections. Tracking the money path can be challenging because the information is patchy and found in different places. The League of Women Voters can help you find out who is funding political campaigns and how much money is being spent. Read more.
The League of Women Voters is working to make it easier to identify the real donors to campaigns by supporting the DISCLOSE Act (AB 1648 - Brownley). Find out about this bill and what you can do to support this important reform.
The League is one of the petitioners in a lawsuit just filed against the California Secretary of State. The suit seeks to clarify that people convicted of certain low-level, nonviolent felonies are entitled to vote. Under "realignment" legislation passed in 2011, these people no longer serve terms in state prison, but instead are sentenced to county jail and/or subject to community supervision. The litigants, represented by the ACLU and other civil rights attorneys, ask that the suit be expedited so that these individuals will be able to vote this year. For more information, read the press release.
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Join us in supporting the SAFE California Act, an initiative in circulation to collect the necessary signatures to qualify for the ballot. Sign up for email alerts, make a donation, and find more ways to get involved on the campaign site. It is easy to collect signatures - just ask the campaign to mail the form to you!
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