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FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2011 file photo, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen certifies one of the new legislative and congressional maps as California Citizens Redistricting Commission member Vincent Barabba watches at the Capitol in Sacraamento. Bowen, beset by frequent absences, has moved from her house into a mobile home park. Two months before Californians go to the polls to choose a governor, the state's top elections official tearfully acknowledged Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, that she has been consumed by a

Depression of elections chief raises concerns

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Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, foreground, receives a standing ovation from lawmakers after he presented his last bill before the Assembly at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. By a 45-17 vote the Assembly approved Ammianno's bill, AB885, which will allow juries in criminal cases to consider whether prosecutors intentionally withheld evidence when deliberating a verdict. This was Ammiano's last piece of legislation as he is leaving office due to term limits.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Legislators wrap up with water, ethics, guns bills

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Lawmakers pass ethics reform following scandals

Lawmakers pass ethics reform following scandals

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Lawmakers pass California groundwater regulations

Lawmakers pass California groundwater regulations

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Assembly approves statewide ban on plastic bags

Assembly approves statewide ban on plastic bags

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Bright-colored air gun bill passes state Assembly

Bright-colored air gun bill passes state Assembly

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, plastic single-use bags are carried past the State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. The state Assembly rejected legislation that would make California the first in the U.S. to impose a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. SB270, by state Sen. Alex Padilla, failed Monday on a 37-33 vote after an hour-long debate. It can be heard again this week. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Assembly rejects statewide plastic bag ban bill

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Assembly passes campus sexual-assault bill

Assembly passes campus sexual-assault bill

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Bond funds conservancies with unclear water role

Bond funds conservancies with unclear water role

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Assemblyman Isadore Hall, Compton, left, and Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, smile as Hall's measure prohibiting California state government departments from selling or displaying items with an image of the Confederate flag was approved by the Senate Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. The bill, AB2444, which excludes non government employees and businesses from the ban, to avoid violating constitutional free speech protections now goes to the governor. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Lawmakers target immigrant driver’s license scams

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