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CC COUNTY ANNOUNCES FILING DEADLINES FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION

Nomination papers for offices to be voted on at the November 2, 2010 Gubernatorial General Election will be available starting at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 12, 2010 through 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 6, 2010. Forms for School and Special District offices as well as the City of Martinez offices are available at the Elections Office, 555 Escobar Street, Martinez, CA. Forms for all other City offices are only available at your City Clerk's office.

For further information regarding filing for an elective office, call (925) 335-7800.

The offices for which nomination papers will be available are available in the full press release, which is available here.

NATIONAL E-VOTER FOR JULY

The July issue covers:

• The DISCLOSE Act that was blocked in the Senate
• New climate education efforts
• Information on health care reform
• and several additional topics

Click here to go to the newsletter on the LWVUS web site

ACTION ALERT FROM NATIONAL OFFICE

Action alerts are sent to subscribers as issues calling for action arise. Typically, they ask you to write you legislator, something that is very easy to do by email, because the USLWV provides a form that can be filled in easily. This Action Alert relates to the Clean Air Act, the application of which to carbon dioxide as an atmospheric pollutant is being threatened in the senate. The Action Alert can be read here and the form is only a click away. This link has information on receiving Action Alerts by email if you do not already receive them.

CURRENT NEWSLETTER FROM STATE LEAGUE

In this April Issue:

I. NEW! CAvotes.org: Visit Our New Education-Only Site (access by clicking here II. Featured Local Elections in April and May on Smart Voter III. Statewide Primary Election Coverage -- and Smart Voter Web Changes IV. Order Easy Voter Guides While Supplies Last V. Register Now and Be Part of 90 Years of Excellence VI. The Next Ninety Years Start With You VII. Meet Our Members and Join Us -- Meet Trudy Jarratt VIII. League Action on June Ballot Measures -- Yes on 15 & No on 16 IX. November Ballot Measures X. Legislative Priorities for 2010 Legislative Session XI. Redistricting Implementation & LWVC Observer Corps Now Recruiting

To subscribe, click here.

TAKE THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET CHALLENGE

As a beginning step toward better understanding what is involved in balancing the California budget, LWV members are encouraged to take the California Budget Challenge, a questionnaire that calculates the budgetary consequences of your judgment about how much service the state should provide and how large taxes should be to pay for them. The program was developed by Next 10, an independent, nonpartisan organization whose purpose is helping Californians to improve the state's future. For two examples (one on spending, one on taxation) of what you are asked when you take the challenge, click here. The Next 10 web site and the LWV of California web page on the budget provide additional information on the state budget for those who want more detail than that given in the Challenge pages.

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NEW POLICY ON HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIPS

To encourage participation of additional members of a household living at the same address, the membership fee for a second (or third, etc.) person joining the LWVWCCC is now HALF that of the first member, namely $27.50. Spouses: this is the time to join!

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