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Initiative to decriminalize marijuana in CA enters circulation

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Editor Posted in Ballot Measures, California, Drugs, Marijuana Leave a comment

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Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State
DB13:042: September 26, 2013

Marijuana Initiative Enters Circulation

Marijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute.

SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Debra Bowen today announced that the proponents of a new initiative may begin collecting petition signatures for their measure.

The Attorney General prepares the legal title and summary that is required to appear on initiative petitions. When the official language is complete, the Attorney General forwards it to the proponents and to the Secretary of State, and the initiative may be circulated for signatures. The Secretary of State then provides calendar deadlines to the proponents and to county elections officials. The Attorney General’s official title and summary for the measure is as follows: Continue reading→

Register to vote on Tuesday – National Voter Registration Day

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Editor Posted in California, Debra Bowen, Voters Leave a comment

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Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State
DB13:040, September 23, 2013
Contact: Shannan Velayas, (916) 653-6575

Still Haven’t Registered to Vote? Check it off Your List on National Voter Registration Day

SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Debra Bowen is reminding Californians that September 24, 2013, is National Voter Registration Day, a perfect time to register to vote or check your voter registration.

“The first step in making sure you’re ready to take part in next year’s statewide gubernatorial election is to register to vote and there is no better time to do it than on National Voter Registration Day,” said Secretary of State Debra Bowen, California’s chief elections official. “Now that the voter registration application can be submitted online, everyone can log on and take two minutes to check ‘registering to vote’ off their to-do list.” Continue reading→

CA Secretary of State makes it easier to figure out who is giving money to whom

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Editor Posted in California, Debra Bowen Leave a comment

Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State
August 28, 2013
Contact: Shannan Velayas, (916) 653-6575

Secretary of State Bowen Further Boosts Campaign & Lobbying Transparency by Offering Data in Additional Format

SACRAMENTO – In addition to making campaign finance and lobbying data accessible in a variety of ways on a custom-built public website, on CD-ROM, and on paper, the California Secretary of State is now offering the raw data online for people with technical ability to create their own databases. Continue reading→

New bill will open up CA voter records after 100 years

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Editor Posted in California, Debra Bowen Leave a comment

Voting records opened up

Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State

August 16, 2013

Secretary of State Bowen Secures Greater Public Access to Historic Voter Records

SACRAMENTO – Historians, researchers, and people exploring genealogy will have an important new window to the past thanks to a new law sponsored by Secretary of State Debra Bowen and approved by the Governor today.

Senate Bill 112, authored by Senator Bill Monning, allows California voter rolls to be available to the public after 100 years. Currently, state law prohibits making any voter registration records available to the general public at any time. Personal identifiers such as social security and driver license numbers were not used in voter registration until 1994, and waiting 100 years to open these records ensures that no living individual’s information will be vulnerable to identity theft. Continue reading→

Results of randomized alphabetical drawing of 2013 local candidates announced

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Editor Posted in 2013 Elections, California, Debra Bowen Leave a comment

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Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State

DB13:030: August 15, 2013

Contact: Shannan Velayas, (916) 653-6575

Secretary of State Bowen Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for Candidate Order on November Local Election Ballots

SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s office today held a randomized alphabet drawing to determine the order that candidates’ names will appear on the November 5, 2013, local election ballots.

The results of today’s drawing are as follows: Continue reading→

CA Secretary of State’s Online Voter Registration App wins Best of CA Award

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Editor Posted in California, Debra Bowen, Voters Leave a comment

California Secretary of State, Press Release
For Immediate Release: July 30, 2013

Secretary of State’s Online Voter Registration Application Wins Best of California Award

SACRAMENTO – The Center for Digital Government has selected the California Secretary of State’s online voter registration application RegisterToVote.ca.gov as Best Application Serving the Public – one of 17 awards to be presented August 21 at the 2013 Government Technology Conference West in Sacramento. Continue reading→