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candidate

Person contending in a contest for office. A candidate may be explicitly presented as one of the choices on the ballot or may be a write-in candidate.

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BySteve 2021-03-31

Electronically produced record of all votes cast by a single voter.

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Universal Insurance Model for Disability

BySteve 2021-04-272021-04-27

Disability can touch anyone. The current disability funding model is based on pity, not belief in the value that disabled people provide to society. We must move to a collective insurance model where disability is funded as a form of collective insurance where eligibility is based on need, not poverty. Related topics: Subminimum wage Marriage…

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BySteve 2021-04-01

Solicit votes Compilation of election returns and validation of the outcome that forms the basis of the official results by political subdivision.

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Money Follows the Person

BySteve 2021-04-27

Money Follows the Person (MFP) helps individuals with disabilities and seniors who want to move out of nursing homes and back in their communities. MFP has assisted more than 91,000 individuals voluntarily move into a setting of their choice, and has helped 44 states improve access to community-based long term services and supports, also known…

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Why I impoverished my son

BySteve 2023-06-152023-06-15

How our Healthcare System makes disabled people into paupers It is August and I must re certify again that my 6-year old son, Geoffrey, is destitute and that our family doesn’t make too much money. It will be easier this year as I emptied his child’s savings account late last year. Why, you might ask?…

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California Care Court Bill

ByDNW Contributors 2022-05-102022-10-29

The California Legislature is considering creating a “CARE Court” to fast track determinations of mental competency to mandate treatment. The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program is being proposed to both the California Assembly (AB2830) and State Senate (SB1338). This bill is being strongly opposed by many disability rights organizations with letters from…

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