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Electoral Reform 		PO Box 128, Sacramento, CA 95812
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We are a nonpartisan coalition of Californians who believe that all citizens deserve equal and satisfactory representation in government. We are working to promote and implement voting methods that fulfill this right as much as possible.

What's New

A CfER-sponsored bill, AB 1121, would allow ten cities or counties to adopt ranked voting for their local elections during a ten-year period.

Another CfER-sponsored bill, AB 308 would used ranked ballots to help overseas voters meet tight deadlines for returning their ballots in runoff elections. It passed the Assembly on May 14 and now goes to the Senate.

The New America Foundation has this new proposal for proportional representation in California.

The City of San Jose is talking about IRV. Santa Clara County's charter already authorizes adoption for county offices.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and and the Los Angeles City Council are both studying IRV. Meanwhile, endorsements of this campaign continue to pile up.

City council committees in Long Beach are also considering replacing costly runoffs with IRV.
Current CfER campaigns
  Learn about electoral reform!
Introduction: Improving the California Republic
Library of educational material about election reform
CfER's legislative program
Try a DemoChoice poll
FairVote's plan for choice voting PR in California
New America Foundation's plan for mixed-member PR in California

Take action!
Help local communities get the option to use ranked voting -- support AB 1121
Support ranked ballots for overseas voters in runoff elections -- help pass AB 308
Attend this panel on IRV for the city of San Jose on June 11
Campaign for election reform in your community
Spread the word to your community or group
Join CfER - or renew, update your records, or request information

News and events:
CfER Calendar of Events
CfER newsletter Voice for Democracy
email discussion lists

Links to groups we work with:
Cal IRV
FairVote - the Center for Voting and Democracy

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Quote of the day:  "The first and leading error which naturally arises ... is to confound the numerical majority with the people, and this so completely as to regard them as identical." -- John C. Calhoun, "A Disquisition on Government" (1851)

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