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Stories related to: vote

State Government

Bipartisan Proposal To Extend Voting Rights To 17-Year-Olds

March 8, 2017 | Cody Drabble

California citizens age 17 or older may be the new lucky number for people wanting to cast their first vote. A Democratic lawmaker with the backing of a Republican assemblymember are looking to make that happen.

Gary Kazanjian / AP

State Government

Fresno Voters Head To The Polls Today

April 5, 2016

Election season arrives early in Fresno Tuesday. Voters are headed to the polls for a special election in the 31st Assembly District. KQED's Sasha Khokha explains.

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Environment

Rooftop Solar Company Wants To Take Its Fight Over New Rates To Nevada Voters

January 25, 2016

(AP) - Rooftop solar companies want to take their fight over new solar rates to voters.

Eric Risberg / AP

State Government

Local Elections Turnout Bill Ekes Through Assembly

July 16, 2015 | Ben Adler

The California Assembly has approved a bill that would require local elections with low voter turnout to be consolidated with statewide elections.

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State Government

Up Against the Ceiling: The California Legislature Is Losing Women

October 23, 2014 | Katie Orr

On the surface, women look like they’re doing well in the California Legislature. But we'll take a closer look in the third part of our series, Up Against the Ceiling: The Push for More Women in California Politics

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State Government

Up Against the Ceiling: Getting Women Ready For Battle

October 22, 2014 | Katie Orr

For various reasons a lot of women have trouble seeing themselves in political office. We'll look at the effort to recruit and elect more women in the second part of our series,Up Against the Ceiling: The Push for More Women in California Politics.

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State Government

Up Against the Ceiling: Meet The Women Serving in Office

October 21, 2014 | Katie Orr

Women hold less than a third of state, county and city elected offices in California. We'll meet some of them in the first part of our series, Up Against the Ceiling: The Push for More Women in California Politics.

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State Government

Low Excitement Could Lead To Low Voter Turnout

June 2, 2014 | Katie Orr

Nearly 18 million people are registered to vote in California’s primary election tomorrow. But voter turnout is expected to be much lower.

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State Government

Judge: "Realigned" California Felons Should Be Eligible To Vote

May 7, 2014 | Ben Adler

An Alameda County judge has ruled that tens of thousands of California felons should be eligible to vote, overturning a decision made by Secretary of State Debra Bowen from 2011.

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Eric Risberg / AP

State Government

Secretary of State's Office Calls Pew Election Index "Baffling"

April 10, 2014 | Katie Orr

The California Secretary of State’s office is defending the state’s election performance after it was ranked 49th in a recent study.

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