On Wednesday, Debra chaired a hearing of the Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee to gauge California’s progress in complying with the “Help America Vote Act” (HAVA). Unfortunately, the hearing revealed a lot of troubling issues:

Only 5 of California’s 58 counties have electronic voting machines in place & certified for the June 6th primary election […]

I had intended to blog about Thomas Jefferson, King George, the roots of democracy, and Jefferson’s Academical Village established at the University of Virginia in 1822. I spent three years at the University of Virginia School of Law, and being steeped in Jeffersonian democracy has had a profound impact on my work […]