NYT Guest Essay: “There Is a Problem With California’s Recall. It’s Unconstitutional.” - August 11, 2021
by Erwin Chemerinsky (LWVPA speaker in 2018) and Aaron S. Edlin
Excerpt: The California recall election, as structured, violates that [one person, one vote] fundamental principle. If Mr. Newsom is favored by a plurality of the voters, but someone else is elected, then his voters are denied equal protection. Their votes have less influence in determining the outcome of the election.
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The time has come for nonpartisan state election leadership by Larry Diamond, Kevin Johnson and Miles Rapoport
In 33 of the 50 states, the position of secretary of state is filled in a partisan election and may provide a springboard to higher office. The United States is the only democracy in the world that asks its most senior election officials to straddle such a divide.
Student perspective: Voting is the backbone of our democracy—and in the 21st century, it’s barely a right.
What did the 2020 election mean to you? We’d like to share the perspective of Jessica Wang, a junior at Gunn High School and the Forum Editor of Oracle, Gunn’s student newspaper. Jessica takes us back to the history of suffrage in America and features Jeannie Lythcott, a veteran LWV Palo Alto Director in her interview.
What is the Electoral College good for? by LWVUS CEO Virginia Kase
Study finds universal vote-by-mail doesn't provide advantage to either GOP or Democrats
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(Image credit: Andrew Brodhead) Article and image reprinted courtesy of the Stanford News Service.
