Life Planning Documents for Transgender Communities

This document explains basic information about steps you can take during end-of-life care to ensure that your identity will be respected, your loved ones will be able to see you, and your wishes are carried out even if you are unable to communicate them yourself.

Life Planning Documents for Transgender Communities

This document explains basic information about steps you can take during end-of-life care to ensure that your identity will be respected, your loved ones will be able to see you, and your wishes are carried out even if you are unable to communicate them yourself.

Information for Fee Waiver

Ask for a Fee Waiver if you can't afford filing fees

Confidential voter registration via Safe At Home

Safe at Home is a confidential address program administered by the California Secretary of State's Office and is most effective when used as a part of an overall safety plan. Safe at Home offers a substitute mailing address to receive first class, certified, and registered mail for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and elder or dependent adult abuse, as well as reproductive health care workers and public entity employees who are in fear for their safety.

Know Your Rights: Police Interactions

This resource from the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has important information about what you should and should not do to protect your rights when you are talking to police.

Know your voting rights 101

Learn about voting options for the upcoming elections.

Life Planning Documents for Transgender Communities

This document explains basic information about steps you can take during end-of-life care to ensure that your identity will be respected, your loved ones will be able to see you, and your wishes are carried out even if you are unable to communicate them yourself.

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

Certain groups of citizens can register and vote absentee in elections for Federal offices.

Voter Hotlines and Election Offices

Voting rights, how to register to vote, vote by mail, voter hotlines, and election offices.

Voting Rights: Persons with a Prior Felony Conviction

Eligibility requirements for who can register to vote and vote, questions, and how to register to vote.

Voting Rights Restoration

California voting rights restoration for misdemeanor and felony convictions.

Your Rights with Police, Government Agents

When dealing with law enforcement, FBI, and ICE.

California Civil Rights Department - Complaint Process

Complaint Process When someone files a discrimination complaint, CRD evaluates the facts and decides whether to accept the case for investigation. If it accepts the case, CRD independently investigates the facts and the legal issues. This involves reviewing respondents’ responses to complaints and other information and evidence that complainants and respondents submit, among other things. CRD attempts to resolve the dispute in appropriate cases. CRD may also decide to take legal action.

Complaints Against The Government

Complain about a law enforcement agency or officer, federal government contracts, government agency, the U.S. Postal Service, government vehicle misuse, reckless driving, or collisions involving a government vehicle.

California Civil Rights Department - Complaint Process

Complaint Process When someone files a discrimination complaint, CRD evaluates the facts and decides whether to accept the case for investigation. If it accepts the case, CRD independently investigates the facts and the legal issues. This involves reviewing respondents’ responses to complaints and other information and evidence that complainants and respondents submit, among other things. CRD attempts to resolve the dispute in appropriate cases. CRD may also decide to take legal action.

Complaints Against The Government

Complain about a law enforcement agency or officer, federal government contracts, government agency, the U.S. Postal Service, government vehicle misuse, reckless driving, or collisions involving a government vehicle.

Confidential voter registration via Safe At Home

Safe at Home is a confidential address program administered by the California Secretary of State's Office and is most effective when used as a part of an overall safety plan. Safe at Home offers a substitute mailing address to receive first class, certified, and registered mail for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and elder or dependent adult abuse, as well as reproductive health care workers and public entity employees who are in fear for their safety.

How to Apply for a Pardon

The application and review process.

Information for Fee Waiver

Ask for a Fee Waiver if you can't afford filing fees

Know Your Rights: Police Interactions

This resource from the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has important information about what you should and should not do to protect your rights when you are talking to police.

Know your voting rights 101

Learn about voting options for the upcoming elections.

Life Planning Documents for Transgender Communities

This document explains basic information about steps you can take during end-of-life care to ensure that your identity will be respected, your loved ones will be able to see you, and your wishes are carried out even if you are unable to communicate them yourself.

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

Certain groups of citizens can register and vote absentee in elections for Federal offices.

Voter Hotlines and Election Offices

Voting rights, how to register to vote, vote by mail, voter hotlines, and election offices.

Voting Rights: Persons with a Prior Felony Conviction

Eligibility requirements for who can register to vote and vote, questions, and how to register to vote.

Voting Rights Restoration

California voting rights restoration for misdemeanor and felony convictions.

Your Rights with Police, Government Agents

When dealing with law enforcement, FBI, and ICE.

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