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County elections officials are verifying signatures on petitions for a referendum on the state Senate district maps drawn by the Citizens Redistricting Commission. To avoid uncertainty about which maps should be used in 2012 elections, the state Supreme Court has ruled that even if the referendum qualifies for the November ballot, the Commission’s maps will be used this year.
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.
Please support SB 810 the California Universal Health Care Act, and AB 1148, the California DISCLOSE Act. Both bills are up for key votes in the coming days. Support SB 654 (Steinberg) which would protect existing housing funds of dissolving redevelopment agencies. Redevelopment set-aside funds for low and moderate income housing are the largest source of funding to address affordable housing needs. Read our letters on these issues.
We followed the work of the Citizens Redistricting Commission as it drew new legislative and congressional district lines last year. Now it’s time to look to the future. Read our letter to the commission suggesting improvements to the redistricting process, focusing on those which would require statutory changes, and offer your ideas, too.
Want to prepare for the 2012 elections, discuss hot topics like water and the state budget, and learn more about the League's "Observer Corps"? Join us on Saturday, February 4 from 9am to 2:30pm in Laguna Beach. Please see this flyer for details. Register today!
Want to learn what you can do about the California state budget, how to prepare for the 2012 elections, and discuss the privatization trend? Join us on Saturday, February 25 from 9am to 3pm in San Jose. Please see this flyer for details. Register today!
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!
We lost one of our brightest stars when Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Trotter passed away on December 31, 2011. Read 
LWVC’s Senior Director for Program, Trudy Schafer, led a 