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[The Cut] Imagine If We Took Personal Ambition Out of Politics

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...

[Politico] California elections chief wants recall overhaul, possibly as soon as 2022

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...

[Good Morning America] California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber joins #GMA3 to offer insight into the governor’s recall election.

by fiftyplusone | Sep 14, 2021 | In the Media

“California has probably the safest elections of any state in the nation…we have a lot of things in place. We check, we re-check, we verify…” California Secretary of State @DrShirleyWeber joins #GMA3 to offer insight into the governor’s recall election....

[The Sacramento Bee] I’ve seen Jim Crow. The Senate filibuster is enabling its return

by fiftyplusone | Jul 24, 2021 | In the Media

BY SHIRLEY N. WEBER SPECIAL TO THE SACRAMENTO BEE In 1935, the United States Senate took up an anti-lynching bill. It wasn’t the first, and it wouldn’t be the last. The legendary segregationist Senator Richard Russell of Georgia staged a six-day filibuster to...

[The New York Times] California Today: Explaining the Reparations Effort

by fiftyplusone | Jun 3, 2021 | In the Media

By Jill Cowan A conversation with Dr. Shirley Weber, California’s secretary of state, who was a leader in starting the reparations process. When I was in the Assembly, Gov. Jerry Brown would always talk about the first governor of California — the...

[The San Diego Union Tribune] Opinion: Rebuilding trust in our election systems will take hard work. I’m ready for that responsibility.

by fiftyplusone | Feb 21, 2021 | In the Media

By Shirley WeberThe San Diego Union Tribune We are in a historic and dark moment for the vote in America today. Donald Trump and his allies’ relentless and baseless attacks on our democratic systems have had the intended effect: widespread, toxic mistrust. Leading up...