voting

CalMatters’s visited high schools and colleges in Stockton, Sacramento, and Fresno, to dig into ballot propositions with students.

CalMatters’s brought its in-person voter event series to Redding, Chico, and South Lake Tahoe.

While incarcerated Californians who aren’t serving a state or federal felony sentence are eligible to vote, most county jails don’t make it very easy. A bill on Gov. Newsom’s desk would test in-person voting in jails in three counties.

CalMatters launched its voter event series to provide in-person information to voters statewide.

Barriers to voting disproportionately impact marginalized members of California's communities. Voting is a privilege, and one that people with access should exercise.

Every voter has their own reasons for casting a ballot — nonvoters do, too, they just might not realize it yet. By hearing from first-time voters about their passion, disaffected voters might find a reason to participate this fall.

For a formerly incarcerated person, the opportunity to vote for the first time is filled with mixed emotions. After years of disenfranchisement, voting is an act of empowerment.

Even if young voters are disillusioned with the American democratic process, they need to participate in our elections and support climate change protections and advocates, writes a Eureka teen.

Advocacy groups fight for causes that matter to their communities, demonstrating what is possible when people come together, writes a teen first-time voter.

California's early history was chocked full of voting barriers, a legacy that persists today. A bill aiming to update the state's motor voter system could help register more eligible voters.