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Ethics 09.10.2015

California Common Cause Calls on CA Legislature To End Practice of “Gut and Amend” Bills

California Common Cause calls on the Legislature to adopt a rule that all gut-and-amend bills will be subject to a minimum 5-day Sunshine Rule – that is making the bill available to the public in print for 5 days - to allow public and legislative consideration.

Money & Influence 09.3.2015

California Common Cause Welcomes Enhancements to Campaign Finance Disclosure Website

The Cal-Access enhancements announced today by Secretary Padilla will give voters, journalists, and watchdogs a better tool to understand the influence of money in politics. We congratulate the secretary on this initiative.

Voting & Elections 06.29.2015

Supreme Court Decision Upholds Citizen-Driven Redistricting in California

Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a sweeping decision upholding the right of Californians to reform elections through ballot initiatives and preserving the power of California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw Congressional districts.

Voting & Elections 03.24.2015

California Common Cause Supports Automated Pathways for Voter Registration

As California Common Cause continues our work to increase public participation throughout the state, we welcome Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s willingness to explore new models for voter registration with the goal of expanding the political franchise to include 100% of eligible CA voters.

Voting & Elections 03.4.2015

Los Angeles Voters Approve Charter Amendments 1 & 2

Los Angeles voters took a step toward increasing voter turnout by approving Charter Amendments 1 with 77 percent of the vote and Charter Amendment 2 was approved with 76 percent.

Voting & Elections 02.20.2015

Off-Cycle Elections Concentrated in Southern California

A report released today by California Common Cause examines the timing of elections in each of California’s 482 cities to determine which jurisdictions hold their elections concurrent with statewide elections in June and November of even years (on-cycle) and which jurisdictions hold elections at other times (off-cycle).

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