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DESCRIPTION:As we emerge from this year's recall election, former Governor Jerry Brown 
 remotely joins California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber and Scott 
 Shafer, Senior Editor of KQED California Politics and Government Desk and 
 co-host of "Political Breakdown", for a deep dive into the workings of 
 California's distinctive electoral system -- it's potential as a model, 
 where it falls short, and how it can improve to ensure every citizen's vote 
 matters.\n\nFree and fair elections are the bedrock of American democracy. 
 Yet voting rights are at risk nationwide as states pass new measures making 
 it harder for Americans -- particularly communities of color, seniors, 
 people with disabilities and students -- to exercise their constitutional 
 franchise. In 2013, the Supreme Court struck core provisions from the 
 Voting Right Act opening the floodgates for new state restrictions around 
 voter ID, early voting and same-day registration to go unchecked by federal 
 law; and since the 2020 election, 18 states have enacted more than 30 laws 
 limiting access to the polls.\n\nCalifornia, on the other hand, has spent 
 the last decade removing barriers between eligible voters and the ballot 
 box. How have these strategies to expand voter access played out? Have they 
 improved representation in government and created a more equitable state? 
 What influence can -- and should -- California's electoral model have on 
 other states? What challenges does California's expansive electoral access 
 and its empowerment of voters with more direct democracy present?\n\n$10.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/09/27/18845233.php
SUMMARY:Shirley Weber & Jerry Brown on Securing the Vote
LOCATION:The Commons, KQED Headquarters\n2601 Mariposa Street\nSan Francisco, CA 
 94110
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/09/27/18845233.php
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