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Election workers collect ballots from voters turning them in at the Alameda County Ballot Drop Stop in Oakland on Nov. 8, 2022.

California Republicans buy into ‘ballot harvesting’

by Sameea Kamal October 18, 2023October 17, 2023

President Trump claims mail balloting is rife with fraud. But to win more elections, the state GOP is expanding its efforts to collect mail ballots to boost turnout.

Polling workers empty a curbside ballot box in Santa Monica, June 2, 2022. Photo by Lucy Nichols, REUTERS

Progressive Santa Monica fights to maintain its regressive voting system

by Dan Walters October 9, 2023October 5, 2023

Polling workers empty a curbside ballot box in Santa Monica, June 2, 2022. Photo by Lucy Nichols, REUTERS

California’s high court upholds voting rights law

by Lynn La August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

Parents, students and supporters of parental rights rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 21, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters

California parental rights battle gets louder

by Lynn La August 22, 2023August 22, 2023

Voters cast their ballot at a voting site at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento on June 7, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

How California voters don’t look like their state

by Lynn La August 9, 2023August 9, 2023

Firefighters walk past backfire — flames lit by firefighters to burn off vegetation — while battling the Mosquito Fire in El Dorado County on Sept. 9, 2022. Photo by Noah Berger, AP Photo

Summer danger in California: Unpredictable wildfires and extreme heat

by Lynn La July 12, 2023July 12, 2023

A voter casts their ballot at a voting site at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento on June 7, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

California Supreme Court decision could undermine state’s bedrock voting rights law

by Guest Commentary June 27, 2023June 26, 2023

Voters cast their ballot at a polling station at the Sacramento County voter registration and elections office in Sacramento on Nov. 8, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Labor hits back on business-led California ballot measures

by Lynn La March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Long Beach residents from different districts participate in a commission meeting held at city hall, denouncing some of the proposed redistricting maps on Oct. 20, 2021. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Who draws the lines? A big push for independent local redistricting

by Sameea Kamal February 16, 2023October 10, 2023

Inmates walk through the exercise yard at California State Prison Sacramento, near Folsom, Calif., on Feb. 26, 2013. A proposed constitutional amendment would allow imprisoned Californians to vote. A proposed constitutional amendment would allow imprisoned Californians to vote. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Will California allow ballots behind bars?

by Ben Christopher February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

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