Author: Jon Ivy

Jon Ivy is an attorney and analyst in Sacramento, CA who writes regularly about California's government. @jon@ivy.law

Voter Guide Videos – 2020

Here on this page are links to our 7-episode series titled “Why They Don’t Want You To Vote”. First, all 9 hours or so of content can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSC4wdArarz08bjUgYqykpDr7qvLyUWOY Below, I’ve created links to different points in each video for different topics that we discussed in the series: What’s on the Ballot City Council Members and School...

The Voter Access Project launches California Voter Access with VoteInCalifornia.com and VotaCalifornia.com.

With a focus on providing information, resources, and tools to California voters, the Voter Access Project has launched the California Voter Access website, under the domains VoteInCalifornia.com and VotaCalifornia.com. The website is designed to be a nonpartisan landing page for all things related to voting in California. The website features multi-lingual, accessible content related to elections and voting, as well...

Video Voter Guide in English and Spanish for California Voters (November 6, 2018 General Election)

As a part of our California Voter Access efforts, we’ve launched a video-based non-partisan Voter Guide in English and Spanish (with subtitles in other languages), available at VoteInCalifornia.com/guide and VotaCalifornia.com.   Click here to open our video guide website.     Also, to help voters make important decisions this election, here are a list of additional resources available online: California...

California Dramatically Increases the Number of Languages for Election Materials and Assistance

Big Changes The California Secretary of State, the agency responsible for administering elections in California, released on Friday, December 29, 2017, a memo to elections officials throughout the state describing new requirements for election materials and assistance in languages other than English. SOS CCROV #17148, Language Minority Determinationshttp://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ccrov/pdf/2017/december/17148sr.pdf California has previously provided election materials in nine languages other than English....

Report on California Language Minority Voting Rights Demographics – Aug 2017

Voter Access has developed a report detailing the low-English-proficient (LEP) eligible-voter demographics for each of the 58 counties in California. Largely based on Census Bureau data sets, the American Community Survey (ACS), and testimony from various outside groups, this report shows where needs for voting assistance in non-English languages may be concentrated throughout the state. For the full report, please...

Overview of Election Language Laws and Practices in California

Election laws in California provide a great deal of protections to minority language voters. These provisions, however, can be quite complex. It’s important for officials, as well as the public, to understand the relevant statutes and to observe carefully how they are carried out. Demographics Based on U.S. Census Bureau estimations, there are over 2.78 million low-English-proficiency (LEP) eligible voters...