Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) is a State Voting Rights Act (SVRA) in the state of California.It makes it easier for minority groups in California to prove that their votes are being diluted in "at-large" elections by expanding on the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. [1]
The California Voter Bill of Rights is an adaptation of the United States Voting Rights Act passed in 1965. External links
As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in California.
Effective January 1, 2018, all of California's cities, K-12 school districts, community college districts and special districts will have to move their election dates to a statewide election (primary or general) held during an even-numbered year due to the passage of Senate Bill 415 (California Voter Participation Rights Act), which was ...
A nonpartisan coalition of voting rights advocates has asked the California Secretary of State’s office to monitor upcoming elections in Shasta County because of concerns about safety and the ...
The Secretary of State wrote to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors after voting rights groups raised the alarm about the upcoming election. ... California’s Secretary of State has told the ...
The California Voting Rights Act (CAVRA) and similar laws in other states have removed the first Gingles precondition, which requires that a minority group be geographically compact enough to constitute a majority in a single-member district.
In California, voting rights are restored to felons automatically after release from prison and discharge from parole. Probationers may vote. [13] Prior to 1978, only persons who had a certified medical excuse, or who could demonstrate that they would be out of town on Election Day, were allowed to vote absentee. Today, any voter may vote absentee.