How to Diversify California’s Electorate

Santa Barbara's State Senator Monique Limón Behind Bill to Broaden Automatic Voter Registration

Grace Slansky casts her vote at the polling station on Carrillo downtown Santa Barbara.

By Lynn La, CalMatters Wed Aug 23, 2023 | 06:12am

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A poll out this month is only the latest proof: California voters are generally whiter, older, better educated than the population at large, and more likely to be married and own their homes as well.

But how to make the electorate look more like California — which the survey also says a majority of voters consider a priority?

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