Genevieve Santiago

UC Berkeley political science graduate and independent voter committed to balanced, nonpartisan news. Covers U.S. politics, elections, Latino issues, and values media that serves all voters equally.

Absentee Data Provide Insight Into Senate and Assembly Races

Photo: Genevieve Santiago Since the mid 1990s, the number of California absentee voters has steadily risen. In 2008, nearly forty-two percent of ballots were cast by mail for the general

By Genevieve Santiago

October 26, 2012

Absentee Data Provide Insight Into Senate and Assembly Races

Latinos are Confident in Voter ID Laws, Reports Suggest

Source: Wikipedia According to the Pew Hispanic Center, 97% of Latinos are confident in voter ID laws. Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, and Tennessee will have a “strict photo ID” requirement this

By Genevieve Santiago

October 24, 2012

Latinos are Confident in Voter ID Laws, Reports Suggest

California Prop 37 Puts Central Valley In The Spotlight

Source: California Environmental Law Blog California Prop 37 puts Central Valley in the spotlight, as the region is largely a concentration of the state's $37.5 billion agriculture

By Genevieve Santiago

October 17, 2012

California Prop 37 Puts Central Valley In The Spotlight

California Independents Support Ending The Death Penalty

©CDCR In polls, it appears that California independents support ending the death penalty. Proposition 34, which aims to repeal the death penalty in California, will be on the November ballot.

By Genevieve Santiago

September 28, 2012

California Independents Support Ending The Death Penalty

Oklahoma Supreme Court Denied Gary Johnson Ballot access

Photo: © Caleb Long This November, Gary Johnson will appear on the ballot in forty-seven states as the Libertarian Party presidential nominee. Oklahoma will not be among those states. Last week,

By Genevieve Santiago

September 21, 2012

Oklahoma Supreme Court Denied Gary Johnson Ballot access