Secretary of State Alex Padilla released the final statewide Report of Registration ahead of the November 6, 2018, Statewide General Election. An all-time record of 19,696,371 Californians were registered to vote at the 15 day voter registration deadline on October 22, 2018. This is an increase of 1,892,548 registered voters since the last Gubernatorial Election (2014).
This November we have a chance to participate in our democracy and make it more just.
“It is confidence in the men and women who administer the judicial system that is the true backbone of the rule of law.” — Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, 531 U.S. 98, Bush v. Gore , December 12, 2000
The nation’s largest civil rights organization says it will closely monitor President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration’s policies and actions to ensure that hard-fought civil rights gains are not lost without a protracted fight.
Pollworkers play a huge role on Election Day to ensure the continued success of democracy and to the election process.
The national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) recently announced a partnership with Hill Harper, actor, author and philanthropist, who will serve as national spokesperson integrally involved in the organization’s work to expand access to and safeguard the right to vote throughout the 2016 presidential election cycle.