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General Provisions of California’s Elections Code

January 24, 2022 3:29 pmJanuary 24, 2022 3:34 pm

As with most of the other 28 California Codes, the California Elections Code begins with General Provisions contained in Chapter 1, Division 0.5. Section 1 states that this act is known as the Elections Code. Section 2 specifies that the...

Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine For All California School Children Under New Bill

January 24, 2022 3:22 pm

A bill that would add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required vaccines to attend school, as well as close the exemption loophole, was introduced to the Senate on Monday. According to the bill’s author, Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento),...

LA Unified School District Bans Cloth Masks Usage On Schools Beginning Monday

January 24, 2022 12:03 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) began a ban on cloth face masks on Monday, changing the requirements for masks to be more form-fitting, non-cloth, and coming with a nose wire, due to new masking guidance by the County....

California’s Highest-in-the-Nation Gas and Diesel Taxes

January 24, 2022 8:36 am

California has the nation’s highest prices for gasoline and diesel fuels, coming in as high as $5.57 per gallon of gas, according to AAA. The cost of a tank of gas for a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 24.6 gallon...

Election Dates in California

January 24, 2022 6:38 amJanuary 24, 2022 6:42 am

As readers would expect, the California Elections Code provides numerous election dates. They are contained in Division 1, entitled “Established Election Dates,” and contained in Sections 1000 to 1500. Chapter 1 provides the main election dates in this state. Section...

California’s Death Tax Unleashed a Callous Tax Increase on Californians Grieving the Death of a Loved One

January 24, 2022 2:13 amJanuary 23, 2022 9:16 pm

Californians face some of the highest taxes in the nation. We have the highest gas, personal income, and state sales tax in the country. Yet, for 35 years we haven’t had a death tax, until the narrow passage of Prop....

The Visually Impaired Voter Assistance Act

January 23, 2022 3:13 pmJanuary 23, 2022 9:52 am

California’s Elections Code, in Division 2 (Voters), Chapter 1 (Voter Qualifications), Article 3 (Visually Impaired Voters), contains the Visually Impaired Voter Assistance Act of 1989. The title is contained in Section 2050. Section 2051 defines “visually impaired” to mean a...