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1. Debate over Civil War Soldier Voting in California's Partisan Press, 1863-1864.

Author

Pribanic-Smith, Erika J.

Subjects
CIVIL war, VOTING, ABSENTEE voting, PARTISANSHIP, MILITARY personnel, FRAUD, PRESIDENTIAL elections
Abstract

California's fall 1863 elections marked the first time the state attempted any sort of untraditional voting. Republicans asserted that Civil War circumstances necessitated extending suffrage to soldiers stationed away from home, but Democrats posited that absentee voting violated the state constitution and opened the door for fraud. This paper examines how California's Republican and Democratic newspapers debated the issue from the state's first official proposal for a solider suffrage law in January 1863 until December 1864, just after the presidential election. This research aims to answer the following questions: What arguments did the California partisan press use for and against soldier voting? And what do those arguments reveal about party newspapers in the state during the Civil War? The study not only provides insights into the nature of California's Civil War press but also provides historical context for more recent elections in which absentee balloting was controversial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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2. Can the Fragile Balance Hold?

Author

Jonas, Susanne

Subjects
PEACE, ACCORD & satisfaction, ENFORCEMENT, CIVIL war, ACTIVISTS, SOCIAL movements
Abstract

The article discusses the unfulfillment of peace accords made by the government of California. Thousands of people-workers and political activists of California demanded for government compliance with the January 1992 peace accords. The very signing of peace accords reflected one basic reality that the civil war that broke out in 1979-80 had become un-winnable by either side. Even while mounting a strong military challenge during 1980s, the National Liberation Party (Al Salvador) began a difficult, often wrenching process of adapting to new circumstances. In months since the signing of accords, wide gaps have opened between the vision on paper and the enforcement in practice. Clearly, full implementation will require intensive domestic and international pressure.

Published
1992

3. CORRESPONDENCE.

Author

Brock, Peter, Maynes, Charles william, Binder, David, Blaskovich, Jerry N., Walker, Jarrett, Sleven, Paul J., Ryan, Jim, Weintraub, Aviva, Schoch, Ed, Collins, Michael, and Solovay, Andrew

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, CIVIL war, HISTORY of Bosnia & Herzegovina, 1992-, SUBURBS, COPYRIGHT
Abstract

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "Brock Crock," which focused on the civil war in Bosnia; "Englewood's Urban Heaven... Glendale's Suburban Hell," which dealt with living conditions in suburban Los Angeles, California; "The Soul and Discretion," which discussed legal issues involving quoting from unpublished documents.

Published
1994