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Vote integrity: What are Twitter and Facebook doing?
This is extracted for classroom use from the CalMatters explainer on voting issues. Social media and technology platforms are hotspots for spreading false claims, yet there are no government regulations on how they address them. Building on what they did in 2020, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter are all boosting more reliable information around candidates and voting in […]
By • October 4, 2022
A voter fills out their ballot at a voting site at the Hamilton School gymnasium in central Fresno on June 7, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters
Politics
What are your rights as a voter?
This is extracted for classroom use from the CalMatters explainer on voting issues. The comprehensive CalMatters Voter Guide has a detailed FAQ for voters. Here are some key points on election integrity: 
By • October 4, 2022
Rep. Michelle Steel chats with a registered Republican voter through his front gate, while canvassing for voters ahead of the primary for the newly drawn 45th congressional district in Buena Park on May 28, 2022. Bing Guan for CalMatters
Politics
Could California save Democrats’ U.S. House majority?
This is a modified version of the original story by Dan Walters for use in classrooms. Political handicappers almost all expect that Democrats will lose their very thin majority in the House of Representatives this year. However, it may be closer than expected. If so, what happens in a few California congressional districts could make the difference. On paper, Democrats […]
By • September 27, 2022
Rep. Michelle Steel chats with a registered Republican voter through his front gate, while canvassing for voters ahead of the primary for the newly drawn 45th congressional district in Buena Park on May 28, 2022. Bing Guan for CalMatters
Politics
Could California save Democrats’ U.S. House majority?
This is a modified version of the original story by Dan Walters for use in classrooms. Political handicappers almost universally expect that Democrats will lose their paper-thin majority in the House of Representatives this year. However, if it’s closer than expected, what happens in a handful of California congressional districts could make the difference. On paper, Democrats should make gains […]
By • September 27, 2022
Rep. Michelle Steel chats with a registered Republican voter through his front gate, while canvassing for voters ahead of the primary for the newly drawn 45th congressional district in Buena Park on May 28, 2022. Bing Guan for CalMatters
Politics
Could California save Democrats’ U.S. House majority?
This is a modified version of the original story by Dan Walters for use in classrooms. Political handicappers almost universally expect that Democrats will lose their paper-thin majority in the House of Representatives this year. However, if it’s closer than expected, what happens in a handful of California congressional districts could make the difference. On paper, Democrats should make gains […]
By • September 27, 2022
Voters exit Avenal High School in Kings County on November 3, 2020. Photo by Clara Mokri for CalMatters
Politics
California election reform ignores obstacles for voters of color
This is a modified version of the original story by Michael Lozano for use in classrooms. Raymiro Gomez-Galiano knocked on more than a thousand doors in Santa Clarita for the March primary, urging Latinos and other infrequent voters to turn out. Just 17, the teen couldn’t even vote yet. “I made sure to send people out there to […]
By • September 21, 2022
Voters exit Avenal High School in Kings County on November 3, 2020. Photo by Clara Mokri for CalMatters
Politics
California election reform ignores obstacles for voters of color
This is a modified version of the original story by Michael Lozano for use in classrooms. Raymiro Gomez-Galiano knocked on more than a thousand doors in Santa Clarita for the March primary. He was urging Latinos and other voters to vote. He was 17 at that time. He couldn’t even vote yet. “I made sure to send people […]
By • September 21, 2022
Voters exit Avenal High School in Kings County on November 3, 2020. Photo by Clara Mokri for CalMatters
Politics
California election reform ignores obstacles for voters of color
This is a modified version of the original story by Michael Lozano for use in classrooms. Raymiro Gomez-Galiano knocked on more than a thousand doors in Santa Clarita for the March primary. He was urging Latinos and other infrequent voters to turn out. Just 17 at that time, the teen couldn’t even vote yet. “I made sure to […]
By • September 21, 2022
Sacramento city councilwoman and Democratic State Senate candidate Angelique Ashby talks to speaks at a campaign event in Sacramento on Sept. 10, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
Politics
Will women rule in the 2022 California election?
This is a modified version of the original story by Sameea Kamal and Ariel Gans for use in classrooms. A gift or a curse?  For Angelique Ashby, running as a “women’s advocate” in a heated state Senate race in Sacramento might be a little of both. Her competitor, Dave Jones, a fellow Democrat, went to court to block Ashby from using that […]
By • September 7, 2022
Sacramento city councilwoman and Democratic State Senate candidate Angelique Ashby talks to speaks at a campaign event in Sacramento on Sept. 10, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
Politics
Will women rule in the 2022 California election?
This is a modified version of the original story by Sameea Kamal and Ariel Gans for use in classrooms. A gift or a curse?  For Democrat Angelique Ashby, running as a “women’s advocate” in a heated state Senate race in Sacramento might be a little of both. Dave Jones is also a Democrat. He is running against Ashby. He went […]
By • September 7, 2022

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