Major Milestones: Over Four Decades of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [Publication Details]

Nov 29, 2012 - The latest version has been updated to reflect recent elections, 2011 realignment, and the dissolution of redevelopment and expanded to include milestones related to education finance. Note: The PDF file has three pages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2669

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - In the years following Proposition  41 ’s passage, some counties replaced defunct punch card voting systems with electronic voting equipment. By 2005, actions taken by then Secretary of State Kevin Shelley and the Legislature imposed certain restrictions on electronic voting systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

Post Election Manual Tally Mandate

Jan 13, 2016 - Federal law defines a voting system as “the total combination of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment…that is used to define ballots, to cast and count ballots, to report or display election results and to produce and maintain any audit trail information.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3327

The 2017-18 Budget: Local Update of Census Address Program Overview

Mar 23, 2017 - All other households will receive invitations—by mail and perhaps electronically—to fill out the census questionnaire online. The Census Bureau hopes 55 percent of households will respond to the 2020 Census via the Internet.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

The 2019-20 Budget: What Can Be Done to Improve Local Planning for Housing?

Feb 20, 2019 - Because 20 year projections would be imprecise, these projections and housing element plans would need to be updated frequently —such as every five years —based on the latest demographic and economic information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938