More Money for More Voters & Initiatives in California

Fri, May 6 2016 by Lillie Cobain

Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 120, providing an additional $16 million in funding to the state’s 58 counties for verifying millions of voter signatures on “potentially dozens of initiative petitions” and for processing the crush of new voter registrations.                                                                                                                   Secretary of State Alex Padilla applauded the funding bill, calling this election cycle “unique.” He explained that, “County elections officials must not only prepare for a surge in voter turnout, they also have to verify a massive number of signatures for ballot measure initiative petitions.”

CA State Association of Counties: Governor Signs AB 120 http://www.counties.org/post/governor-signs-ab-120                                     MyMotherLode.com: Election Funding For Voter Surge http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/264078/election-funding-for-voter…