{"id":2694,"date":"2025-09-04T09:50:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/california\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=2694"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:06:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:06:59","slug":"ensuring-accessibility-and-transparency-in-the-november-4th-special-election-joint-letter","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/california\/resources\/ensuring-accessibility-and-transparency-in-the-november-4th-special-election-joint-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring Accessibility and Transparency in the November 4th Special Election"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2694","resource","type-resource","status-publish","hentry","resource_type-letter"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":"","resource_type":181,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":3},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":true,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"View The Letters","links":[{"file_download":true,"link":null,"file":46961},{"file_download":true,"link":null,"file":46960}]}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<p data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"536\">California Common Cause, along with ACLU California Action, the League of Women Voters, and Unrig LA, sent joint letters to the Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Governor Gavin Newsom urging action to ensure that California\u2019s November 4, 2025 statewide special election is fair, accessible, and transparent.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"579\">We called on the Secretary of State and Governor to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"985\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"723\">\r\n<p data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"723\"><strong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"618\">Protect in-person voting access<\/strong> by limiting county waivers that reduce polling places and helping officials secure adequate locations.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"854\">\r\n<p data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"854\"><strong data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"766\">Provide complete ballot translations<\/strong> in all required languages and work with experts to ensure accuracy and accessibility.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"985\">\r\n<p data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"985\"><strong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"901\">Fund robust voter education and outreach<\/strong> so that every community has the information they need to make their voices heard.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1293\">With a shortened timeline and reduced voting requirements under SB 280, the risks of underrepresentation are high \u2014 particularly for communities of color, language-minority voters, and low-income Californians. 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