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Welcome

The California Voter Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working through research, oversight, outreach and demonstration projects to improve the election process so that it better serves the needs and interests of voters.

Announcements

Coming soon - a newly redesigned CVF web site!
November 2018 California Ballot Measures
Voting questions? Contact your county election office
CVF urges Gov. Brown to sign SB 759 and help reduce California voter disenfranchisement
Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 216 into law! Read CVF's Five reasons why California voters need pre-paid ballot return postage
CVF's Voters Choice Act implementation recommendations for Sacramento County
Was your vote-by-mail or provisional ballot counted? Use your county's voter lookup tools or the Secretary of State's My Voter Status tool to find out
Certified Primary Election Results from the California Secretary of State

Featured Resources

Judge agrees with ACLU: counties must notify voters before rejecting ballot signatures. See CVF declaration on rejected vote-by-mail ballots in support of ACLU lawsuit
Advoacacy and Testimony
Kim Alexander's Blog

Issues & Publications

Calendar

October 9, 2018: First day counties can begin mailing vote-by-mail ballots to California voters
October 22, 2018: Voter Registration deadline for November General Election
November 6, 2018: California Statewide General Election