California Approves

03/20/2026

Volunteer opportunity at No Kings SF plus Approval Voting in the news and IN ACTION -

The next wave of No Kings protests are coming up March 28th. People are frustrated at the polarization and grid lock in our system. Approval Voting provides a solution! If you’re interested in tabling with us and the Equal Vote Coalition in SF on March 28th please reach out to [email protected]...

07/14/2025

Join California Approves hosted by America's Main Street party for an online forum contrasting Approval Voting with Ranked Choice Voting

I’m excited to announce that I will be participating in a forum on Approval Voting and Ranked Choice Voting on July 16th at 2:30 PST. The forum is hosted by America's Main Street Party to help decide which method to use in their second round of nominee selection (more information at mainstreetpart...

05/02/2025

California Approves@Virtual Zoom Panel, May 7 - https://mailchi.mp/californiaapproves/california-approvesvirtual-zoom-panel-may-7

03/03/2025

Meet us and Forward Party California March 4 at 6pm at Pintworks Brewpub, Sacramento

This event will be a great opportunity to meet new people, connect and share ideas. Let’s discuss how Approval Voting fits in with the Forward Party.

11/17/2024

Discover opportunities to move approval voting forward with California Approves, the Respect Voters Coalition, and more.

https://mailchi.mp/californiaapproves/national-volunteer-rally-for-approval-and-star-voting

06/24/2023

Missouri Agrees is trying to get approval voting on the ballot and is fundraising for signature gathering. You may think, "What does this have to do with California?". The answer is that a win in Missouri, especially at the state level, would bring a ton of attention to approval voting in California, and that is what we need most. The reform is common sense, but most people don't know about it.

Given that, I am matching up to the first $7k of donations to Missouri Agrees if you use this link:
https://missouriagrees.org/asfundraiser

Help them, help us.

Paid for by Missouri Agrees, Frederic “Freddie” Steinbach, Treasurer, 237 South Greentrails Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017 Hi family and friends! I'm excited to support the Missouri Agrees Amendment, a campaign to increase liberty, protect the will of the people, and create more accountable gover...

03/23/2023

Our Open Primaries Will Work Better with Approval Voting - Read about how here:

In 2010, California did the right thing by converting to Open Primaries, where members of all parties are listed in a single primary and the top two candidates advance to the general election. Unfortunately, we missed an opportunity when we kept using the choose-one voting method in the primary. The...

02/24/2023

Missouri Launches Statewide Approval Voting Campaign -

I have some very exciting news to share with you. Last week, 30 hours into their 36-hour crowdfunding campaign, Missouri hit their $200,000 fundraising goal! This caused matching donors to kick in an additional $800,000 to reach $1,000,000 total. That seed money will give Missouri the power to flip....

02/16/2023

Help Missouri help California. Momentum matters a lot in politics and we can prove that grassroots movements can bring fundamental reform. Help our allies in Missouri bring Approval Voting statewide by making a quadrupled donation now!
https://mailchi.mp/californiaapproves/help-missouri-help-california

02/05/2023

Official debut of our new logo!