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Greetings!
We're 119 days from Election Day - November 6, 2012 - and there is so much that we have to do. With 11 ballot measures qualifying for the Fall election, California voters will be faced with a number of issues, ranging from two competing tax measures designed to raise revenue for the state, a hotly-contested battle over the use of automatic payroll deductions for political purposes, and revisions to the penal code, including increasing criminal penalties for human trafficking, repealing the death penalty, and a revision to the Three Strikes law which would impose life sentences only when the new felony conviction is serious or violent. The outcomes of many of these ballot measures will have a major impact in the work that we do. As we look towards November, it's important that we do everything that we can to get out the vote. This past June, only 21.87% of registered voters in Los Angeles County went to the polls. Not only that, the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office reported that there are still over 2 million eligible, unregistered voters throughout the county itself! For a region as racially and economically diverse as L.A., we can do better. That is why we are proud to support National Voter Registration Day, a nationwide effort to "hit the streets" on Tuesday, September 25, to register as many voters as we can in a single, coordinated effort to reach tens of thousands of voters throughout the country. We hope that you will join us in these efforts by taking advantage of the opportunities below to learn more about how you can get involved, and to sign up to do your part at www.nationalvoterregistrationday.org. |
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Nonprofit VOTE Webinars
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 The next webinar from our national partner Nonprofit VOTE is Thursday, July 12th at 11:00am Pacific.
National Voter Registration Day - September 25, 2012
On September 25th, 2012 thousands of nonprofits, businesses, and volunteers across the country will band together for National Voter Registration Day--an effort to encourage and assist all Americans to register to vote ahead of the November 6th presidential election. Join us to learn how your nonprofit can participate in this nationwide effort and utilize the opportunity to help register your clients, constituents, and community members.
Click here for more information and to RSVP!
Upcoming webinar:
July 26th: Nonprofits and Election Protection
Also, if you've missed any of Nonprofit VOTE's previous webinars, you can view any of their past webinars here.
Workshops last approximately one hour. Log-in and dial-information will be emailed to participants after registration.
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The June Primary for California had one of the lowest voter turnouts in our state's history -- only 23% of eligible voters turned out. In an effort to increase voter participation, please sign the Courage Campaign's petition in support of Election Day Registration (EDR) -- AB 1436 -- which will allow eligible citizens in California to register to vote up to and on Election Day. By passing EDR, we could increase turnout by 5%, or by 850,000 more voters!
Currently, Californians can only register up until two weeks before an election. Those last two weeks before an election are the time when most people begin to get excited about the election -- it's when the most ads are run and campaigns are doing all they can to reach voters. So why not make sure all these potential voters can still participate? It's already passed through the Assembly, so we want to be ready to show the Senate that Election Day Registration needs to pass.
Will you sign our petition in support of Election Day Registration now? For only 30 seconds of your time, this could allow 5% or 850,000 more eligible voters in California to register and vote in the next election. That's enough voters to swing an election for Governor or a critical ballot measure, where the margin of victory is often 1-3% points. We want to enfranchise and give access to as many eligible voters as possible, and involve more people in our political process.
Thank you for all that you do.
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Vote With Your Mission!
| | The California Participation Project is a proud resource partner of Vote with Your Mission, a new campaign by CalNonprofits to have 100% of eligible nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers vote. It's not a big commitment, but it could make a big difference! Over 125 nonprofits have already signed up. Add your organization to the growing list of nonprofits by clicking on the following link to sign up today!
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| Job Opportunity | |
The City of Los Angeles, City Clerk-Election Division is seeking seasonal staff to join its election administration team between July 2012 and May 2013 for the 2013 municipal elections. Available positions include data entry staff, pollworker coordinators, media staff, and bilingual outreach staff. For more information on the positions and how to apply, click on the following link.
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