Californians will be able to register to vote on election day at local polling places and voting centers under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, a potentially significant step toward boosting turnout in key contests next year. The new law provides for a significant expansion of so-called conditional voter registration, which allows a new voter to cast a ballot that is counted after eligibility is determined during the 30-day vote-counting period after an election. That process began in last year’s statewide election, but registration was available only in county elections offices. Starting next year, voters can register on election day anywhere ballots are cast.
Issues (no coverage)
10-09-2019
07-03-2019
A day after pledging that the 2020 census would not ask respondents about their citizenship, Justice Department officials reversed course on Wednesday and said they were hunting for a way to restore the question on orders from President Trump.
05-16-2019
The new plan would focus on reducing family-based immigration to the U.S. in favor of employment-skill-based immigration.
03-12-2019
House Democrats are teeing up their next major piece of legislation: an immigration bill that would allow as many as 2.5 million people to apply for legal status and put them on a path that could ultimately lead to US citizenship. The Dream and Promise Act would allow DREAMers to apply for legalization, and TPS holders to apply for green cards. The bill won’t pass into law in its current form. But it reflects a new Democratic consensus.
04-23-2009
Matias from Underground Undergrads and United We DREAM represents undocumented students on CNN, April 23.
04-10-2009
Starting today, I will try to give you a quick taste of what's hot in the headlines for the major papers in the Korean American community in Los Angeles.
Korea Daily
04-10-2009
(actual title: Immigration reform drive including pardon to illegal residents)
Bi-partisan negotiations to start soon - a bill is expected within the year (Korea Times 4-10-09)
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Sang-Mok Kim
04-10-2009
focused around "relief for illegals" - plans to introduce legislation in Fall (Korea Daily 4-10-09)
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Reporter Nicole Chang
President Barack Obama has embarked on immigration reform.
The President is shown to have planned to reveal the components of an immigration reform plan centered around legalizing illegal visitors by May of 2009 and to have Congress approve it by Fall.