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by fiftyplusone | Mar 9, 2022 | In the Media
By Randi Richardson California Secretary of State Shirley Weber knows all too well how the race for voting rights is an intergenerational marathon. She’s the proud daughter of sharecroppers and is the first Black person to hold the position in California after...
by fiftyplusone | Feb 18, 2022 | In the Media
Opinion by Shirley N. Weber and Jocelyn Benson As the chief election officers in California and Michigan, we are charged with ensuring and protecting the votes of over 30 million Americans — roughly 20% of the total registered voters in our country. We work to...
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by fiftyplusone | Jan 5, 2022 | In the Media
By Dr. Shirley N. Weber In September 2021, California held the first major statewide election since the November 2020 general election and its attendant misinformation, vitriol and violence. The election — in which voters were asked whether or not to recall Gov. Gavin...
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by fiftyplusone | Dec 17, 2021 | In the Media
By Andrea González-Ramírez Coming of age, Dr. Shirley Weber dreamt of becoming a good educator and making a difference in her community. Becoming California’s first Black secretary of State — and the path that led her there — was not part of what she calls “her...
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by fiftyplusone | Sep 15, 2021 | In the Media
By JEREMY B. WHITE OAKLAND — California’s top elections official said Wednesday she supports updating the state’s recall system to make it “a fairer, more representative process,” adding to a growing movement a day after Gov. Gavin Newsom defeated an attempt to remove...
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