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November 11, 2011 By Alex Vassar

“Is the Party Over?”

A law review article by Dr. Jessica A. Levinson was published recently that looks at the issue of minor party ballot access in the Post-Prop 14 (Top Two Primary) era. Levinson, the Director of Political Reform at the Center for Governmental Studies, wrote the article for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review . Minor […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, JoinCalifornia, Political Parties, Top Stories

November 7, 2011 By Alex Vassar

In 700 Days: Jerry Brown as California’s Longest-Serving Governor

700 days from today, Jerry Brown will become the longest-serving Governor in California history. On that day, October 7, 2013, Brown will surpass the record set by Governor Earl Warren in 1953. On October 5th of that year, Warren resigned as Governor to accept an appointment as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (a […]

Filed Under: Constitutional Officers, JoinCalifornia, Top Stories

October 25, 2011 By Alex Vassar

The Doomsday Committee

In the late 1950s, as the Cold War began to escalate, the California Legislature began to work on finding a way to allow the civil government to continue after the impending nuclear war.  To read the reports by the California Assembly’s Subcommittee on Impact of Enemy Attack, visit our Legislative Committees Reports section. From 1956 […]

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