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Press Releases

2011

  • October 10PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. California Womens Suffrage Centennial
  • August 19PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.Business, Seniors, Good Government and Community Groups Continue to Support Voter-approved Citizens Redistricting Commission.
  • July 29PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.League of Women Voters of California Endorses AB 1148, the California DISCLOSE ACT.
  • July 29PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.League of Women Voters of California Celebrates Momenotus Step in Redistricting Reform for California.
  • June 9PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.League of Women Voters of California Praises Redistricting Commission and Process
  • May 20PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.Wanted: A Stable, Realistic Budget
  • April 22PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Fiona Ma and LWVUS President Elisabeth MacNamara to Address Convention
  • March 4. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. League of Women Voters of California Urges Legislature to Place A Measure On A Special Election Ballot To Extend Current Taxes
  • January 12. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. League of Women Voters of California Praises Honest Approach to Budget Woes

2010

  • November 29. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. League of Women Voters of California, AARP, California Common Cause, and California Forward Action Fund Raise Awareness of Redistricting Commissioner Selection Process
  • July 22. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. League of Women Voters of California, AARP, California Common Cause, California State Conference of the NAACP, and California Forward Action Fund Applauded State Auditor's Good Progress; New Redistricting Commission Applicants Representative of State's Diversity
  • June 25. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. League of Women Voters of California, AARP, California Common Cause and California Forward Action Fund and Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Vow to Fight Politicians' Scheme to Gut Voter-Approved Redistricting Reforms
  • May 25. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. League of Women Voters of California, AARP, California Common Cause and CA Forward Oppose "Politicans' Power Grab" to Strip Power From Voters By Disbanding The Citizens Redistricting Commission
  • April 13. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. League of Women Voters of California, AARP, California Common Cause and CA NAACP Slam Politicians’ Scheme to Seize Power from Voters and Avoid Accountability
  • March 23. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. California Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Initiative to Overturn Prop. 11 and Disband the Citizens Redistricting Commission
  • March 2. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Prop. 11 Proponents and Supporters Denounce Politician-Funded Effort to Overturn Prop. 11, Give More Power to Legislators and Avoid Accountability
  • January 11. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. California’s Leading Reform Organizations to Chair California Fair Elections Campaign

2009

  • July 28. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. League Says Broken Budget Process Highlights Need for Reform
  • June 12. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.LWVC Urges Realistic, Balanced Approach to Budget
  • June 1. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.Secretary of State Honors LWVC for Voter Education and Outreach
  • May 26. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.Statement: Disappointment in Proposition 8 Decision
  • May 20. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.Voters Rejected Bad Policy
  • May 7. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Video Voter Minutes
  • March 17. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Order Easy Voter Guides for May 19 Election
  • March 12. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Opposition to May Ballot Measures
  • January 15. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Amicus Brief Opposing Proposition 8
  • January 14. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Real Budget Solutions That Protect Californians

2008

  • November 3. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Working for Voters this Election Season
  • September 23. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. League Condemns Budget, Hopes for Future Reform
  • September 10. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. “Invisible No More" - Engage Her Aims to Activate 30 Million Unheard Voices. (From Engage Her, Inc.)
  • May 12. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Media Advisory: League Leaders Tout “Landmark” Redistricting Proposal. National League of Women Voters President Mary Wilson Visits California
  • April 23. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. AARP, LWV California Condemn Deceptive New Radio Advertising Campaign being Bankrolled by Landlords funding Prop 98

2007

  • December 20. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. The League of Women Voters of California Announces New Local League in Placer County
  • December 3. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. LWV California Endorses California Voters FIRST Initiative. Remarks of Janis R. Hirohama, President
  • December 3. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Governor Schwarzenegger and League of Women Voters Endorse California Voters FIRST Act
  • October 10. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Easy Voter Guides Offered in Five Languages for February 5, 2008 Election
  • September 7. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Groups Urge Legislators to Act on Redistricing Reform Now
  • August 23. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Groups Push Redistricting Reform Now
  • August 10. PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. 87 Years of Fighting for Political Equality
  • July 9. LWV Issues Joint Statement Opposing AB 1430
  • May 31. LWV Urges State to Solve Structural Budget Deficit
  • April 24. Redistricting Reform Is Alive and Deserves Speedy Consideration, Say Reform Groups

Previous Years

  • September 6, 2006 PDF File. Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. State Legislature Squanders Opportunity to Regain Public Trust; Coalition Explores How to Keep Redistricting Reform Alive
  • August 29, 2006. LWVC Calls for Action on Redistricting Bill by End of Session
  • July 26, 2006. California Common Cause and the League of Women Voters of California are proud to announce their support for Proposition 89
  • July 17, 2006. Criteria Established for Candidate Participation in LWVCEF Debates
  • December 15, 2005. League of Women Voters of California Marks Bill of Rights Day, Celebrating Freedom
  • November 9, 2005. League of Women Voters of California Will Continue Fight for Redistricting Reform
  • Sept. 7, 2005. Leading Civil Rights Groups Denounce Proposition 77
  • Oct. 14, 2004. League of Women Voters of California Hires First Executive Director
  • Oct. 1, 2003. League of Women Voters of California Announces Final List of Candidates Invited to Gubernatorial Forums
  • Sept. 25, 2003. The League of Women Voters of California Issues Statement on Gubernatorial Debates for the October 7 Recall Election
  • May 28, 2003. The League of Women Voters of California Concerned Over Eroding Civil Liberties
  • May 6, 2003. The League of Women Voters of California Convenes 60th Convention in Oakland, May 15-18, 2003
  • May 6, 2003. Barbara Lee, Elizabeth Hill, and Susan Rasky Highlight Speakers at League of Women Voters of California 60th Convention in Oakland, May 15-18, 2003
  • May 6, 2003. "Making Democracy Work" Awards To Be Presented at League of Women Voters of California 60th Convention in Oakland, May 15-18, 2003
  • November 6, 2002. Stop 49 campaign outspent 1000 to 1; Prop 49 fight to continue
  • July 31, 2002. League of Women Voters of California Announces Ballot Positions
  • December 5, 2001. League of Women Voters of California Education Fund Engages Communities in Quality-of-Life Policy Dialogue
  • June 28, 2001. League of Women Voters and California State Library Team Up on Quality of Life Project

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