October 11, 2017 - 6:00pm
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Online Training: Let People Vote webinar on expanding access to the ballot box in California. Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m.! Read more
Voting Rights
Events
Many Californians mistakenly believe a criminal conviction keeps them from voting. Politicians bet on that fact to win elections. Read more
News
August 24, 2017
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Today the ACLU sued California for invalidating the ballots of 45,000 voters without warning. A state law allows election officials to reject vote-by-mail ballots if they feel signatures don't match. Read more
Blog
July 21, 2017
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During the last four weeks of the 2016 election cycle, I was placed at a county Republican headquarters as part of a fellowship. While there, I witnessed firsthand how then candidate Donald Trump’s open contempt for the free press was mirrored and... Read more »
Case
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The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed suit against the DMV on behalf of several voting rights groups, demanding that voter registration opportunities meet legal requirements. Read more
News
November 1, 2016
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The ACLU of California filed suit Monday against Secretary of State Alex Padilla challenging two statutes that prohibit voters from sharing ballot selfies. Read more
Case
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The ACLU Foundations of California filed suit against Secretary of State Alex Padilla challenging two statutes that prohibit voters from sharing ballot selfies. The suit asks for a temporary restraining order to prohibit the state from enforcing the... Read more
Events
September 30, 2016 - 12:30pm
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Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta will speak at an event with El Concilio and the ACLU of Northern California about Stockton’s “Measure N” on the November ballot. Read more
Legislation
AB 2466 clarifies existing California law on voter eligibility and guarantees a more inclusive and participatory electorate.Read more »
News
September 28, 2016
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Today Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 2466 (Weber, D-San Diego), rolling back a discriminatory voting restriction in California that is a carryover from the Jim Crow era, when states made it harder for black citizens and other minorities to... Read more