by Jewish Center for Justice | Feb 16, 2024 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Voting, Voting Rights
Updated: March 1, 2024 Proposition 1 (March 5th ballot) The Jewish Center for Justice supports voting ‘YES’ on Proposition 1 on the March 5th ballot. Proposition 1 would: Authorize $6.38 billion in bonds to build mental health facilities for those with...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 24, 2023 | Featured, JCJ Blog, Voting
In 1965, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to guarantee all Americans the right to vote. So why does it remain such a challenge for people to vote today? Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act prohibited “covered jurisdictions,” namely states and counties with a...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 14, 2023 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog
Next November, I will be voting in a Presidential election for the first time. Although that feels like a long way off—by then I will have graduated high school and started college—candidates are already announcing their campaigns and the general public is starting to...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Feb 27, 2023 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2023, California, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Voting, Voting Rights
Take action by urging your California assembly member to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4 (ACA 4), which may be heard in committee in March 9, 2023. Click here to find your California Representative and Senator! Sample call / email script: Hello. My name is...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Nov 10, 2022 | JCJ Blog
The 2022 Midterm Election has officially concluded. While most races and propositions have been settled, several still remain undecided as the final ballot count comes in. In addition to national and statewide Get Out The Vote efforts, the Jewish Center for Justice...
