This post was updated Oct. 31 at 3:55 p.m. Young voters in California are more likely than older voters to have their vote-by-mail ballots rejected, a September study found. Read more...
Photo: A study published by the California Voter Foundation found that younger voters are more likely to have their mail-in ballots rejected than are older voters. (Photo by Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
California voters will decide whether the state should increase funding for stem cell research in the 2020 elections. Proposition 14 is a California ballot measure on the 2020 general election ballot that would allocate $5.5 billion in state bonds to stem cell research and training with repayments by the state to buyers of the bonds over the next 30 years. Read more...
Photo: Proposition 14 is a ballot measure that, if passed, would assign money through the sale of state bonds for stem cell research. Stem cell research is used to develop regenerative medicine. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA and University of California researchers will lead a team that will advise California officials on a COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. California Gov. Gavin Newsom named a Scientific Safety Review Workgroup in a press release Monday, which will help California government officials vet a COVID-19 vaccine when it is available and help officials develop a plan to distribute the vaccine. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom assembled a team of researchers and medical experts to advise California officials on the creation and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
From how COVID-19 is impacting voters to the history of the mail-in voting, explore the Daily Bruin’s guide for the 2020 election. Read more...
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California’s new universal mail-in voting program could increase voter turnout but may prove difficult to conduct, UCLA faculty said. To cope with the coronavirus pandemic, California Gov. Read more...
Photo: California’s universal mail-in voting may be difficult to conduct as the state faces hurdles, yet it may increase voter turnout, UCLA faculty said. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)
Allowing 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections may encourage civic participation but might not impact most elections, UCLA professors said. California Proposition 18 would allow 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by the general election to participate in related primaries and special elections. Read more...
Photo: Proposition 18 aims to allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries and special elections if they turn 18 by the general election, but some say the proposition might have no impact if implemented. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
California voters will decide the fate of affirmative action on the November general election ballot, but the measure continues to face controversy. Affirmative action is the practice of taking into account factors like race and sex in the context of education and employment. Read more...
