Protect Our Elections

Did you miss "Protecting Our Elections:  How to Prepare for Attacks on the Right to Vote"? Organized by LWV Santa Clara County and hosted by Katie Zoglin, watch on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC9Mxgp2MlI

Upcoming Election Forums

Pros and Cons of State & Local Ballot Measures - October 5th (in-person)

City Council Forums

Town of Los Altos Hills Council - September 30th (recording)

Los Altos City Council (District 2 & 4) - October 1st

Mountain View City Council - October 8th (in-person)

School Board Forums

MVLA High School District - October 13th

Los Altos School District - October 13th 

Mountain View-Whisman School District - October 14th

Santa Clara Valley Water District 7 - October 7th

California Assembly District #23 - October 7th

(hosted by LWV South San Mateo County)

Voting Dates to Remember in California

As voters head into the final weeks before the November election, very good news: Californians can continue to vote by mail just as they have before.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to allow new federal restrictions on mail voting. For California, the message is simple. You can vote in the way that works for you: vote by mail; vote early; return your ballot to secure drop box; vote in person. Those choices are one of the great strengths of California’s election system. 

• Check your voting status here. Have you changed address, name, or just need to verify your status? To register to vote or make changes to your status the last day is October 23.
• California Vote By Mail ballots are distributed Monday, October 5.
• Dropboxes are available on Tuesday, October 6.
• Early voting in person at Vote Centers begins October 24.
• VOTE411 can help you learn about the candidates and propositions: click here.

Join the League in Opposing Los Altos Measure D

 Our League Board voted to oppose Los Altos Measure D, the “Los Altos Downtown Parking Plazas Ordinance” on the 2026 November ballot. This ballot measure would require a city-funded election for each and every modification of the downtown parking plazas except for maintenance and limited affordable housing. It would also open the City up to costly litigation at a time when resources are better spent on City services. The League based their decision on two League principles:  

• The League believes in representative government and holding elected officials accountable. 
• The League supports housing for all.  This measure makes it unlikely that Los Altos will build housing downtown.

 For questions related to this ballot measure or to volunteer with the No on Measure D campaign, please contact Sue Russell.

Of 14 Propositions, California League Focuses on Prop 39

Do you know there is a California proposition like the SAVE Act?

Dora Rose, LWVCA Deputy Director, reminds us that Prop 39 is a Trump-inspired partisan power grab designed to make voting harder, intrude on your privacy, and throw out eligible ballots. The League is an official opponent and signed the ballot arguments against it. Check out the fact sheet.

You will have to show a government ID when you vote in person. If you vote by mail, you would have to write part of a government ID number on the outside of the return envelope, next to your name, address, and signature. That is an invitation to identity theft. Also, a rule like this can get mail ballots rejected over a blank field or a wrong digit. Taxpayers would pay hundreds of millions a year for it.

California's elections already work. Prop 39 would break them on purpose, so politicians can decide whose vote counts. Protect your voice. Protect our vote. Vote NO on Prop 39.

Protect the vote on Election Day by partnering with Asian Law Caucus and Common Cause California as part of the California Election Protection Alliance.

One 90-minute training required in early October, with access to a support hotline. Sign up to volunteer by October 13th.