State of California

California Research Bureau
Index to Available California Research Bureau Documents

California State Senate

California State Assembly

California Internet Voting Task Force
The California Internet Voting Task Force was convened by Secretary of State Bill Jones to study the feasibility of using the Internet to conduct elections in California.

Federal Voting Assistance Program
Official sites of the Secretaries of State and/or Directors of Elections in the 55 states and territories

How to Qualify an Initiative
The Secretary of State has prepared this brief summary of the statewide initiative procedure as required by Elections Code Section 9015 to provide an understanding of the requirements for preparing and qualifying initiatives.

Speaker's Commission on Regionalism
Encourages and supports regional collaboration among local governments, civic, business, and other community organizations.

Private, Nonprofit and Research Organizations

Brookings Institution: Growth at the Ballot Box
A preliminary survey of state-wide ballot initiatives and key local initiatives

California Association of Counties

California Center for Regional Leadership and CivicNavigator
The California Center for Regional Leadership is a statewide nonprofit organization established to support, facilitate, and promote innovative regional solutions for our major economic, environmental, and societal challenges, to help achieve a more sustainable California.

The California 2000 Project
C2K supports policy research and public education on fiscal, governance, and land use reform issues in California. C2K facilitates information-exchange and fosters dialogue among policymakers, organizations and citizens.

Election.com
To enable greater participation by giving voters more choices in how they vote.

League of California Cities

The Metropolitan Forum Project (MFP) has as its central mission to increase citizen involvement in government processes.

Public Policy Institute of California
The Institute is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to independent, objective, nonpartisan research on the economic, social, and politial issues that affect the lives of Californians.

US Conference of Mayors