blog post The Turnout Turnaround By Eric McGhee Dec 16, 2016 Voter turnout in presidential elections has been climbing in all states since about 2000. This is the first time that the upward trend has been stronger in California than elsewhere.
blog post Testimony: California’s Exclusive Electorate & the 2016 Election By Mark Baldassare May 13, 2016 As California's population continues to expand and change, the voting rolls are not keeping pace, and the state’s voters remain unrepresentative of its population.
blog post Video: Broadening California’s Exclusive Electorate By Linda Strean Apr 1, 2016 The divide between voters and nonvoters has particular significance in California, where voters make important policy decisions through the initiative process—and at a time when economic inequality is a major theme, Mark Baldassare told a Sacramento audience.
blog post Leon Panetta on Leadership and Crisis By Linda Strean Nov 4, 2015 In a wide-ranging conversation, Leon Panetta—former US defense secretary, CIA director, and longtime member of Congress—touched on global flashpoints, presidential politics, dysfunction in Washington, and electoral reform in California.
blog post Commentary: California Leads in Voting Reform By Eric McGhee, Mindy Romero Oct 20, 2015 With the stroke of a pen, California is now at the vanguard of American voting reform.
