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Civic Education in 2010

Civic Education in 2010. Discussion with County Registrars CACEO New Law Conference December 10, 2009. 2010 = Tough Year for Voters. Overwhelming Number of Choices Gov. race; long ballot of state & local offices More propositions than usual in November, most on complex topics

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Civic Education in 2010

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  1. Civic Education in 2010 Discussion with County Registrars CACEO New Law Conference December 10, 2009

  2. 2010 = Tough Year for Voters Overwhelming Number of Choices • Gov. race; long ballot of state & local offices • More propositions than usual in November, most on complex topics Poorly Prepared • Don’t understand state/local fiscal issues • High distrust in government (which discourages learning)

  3. Nonpartisan Help for Voters • Groups collaborating: Next 10, CVF, LWVCEF, California Forward, others • Focus on fiscal and reform issues • Creating tools voter educators and voters can access early in 2010 • Background information with context across the propositions

  4. CA Choices Reform Clearinghouse • www.CaliforniaChoices.org (February 2010) • From Next 10 and Stanford’s Bill Lane Center • “One stop shop” about CA governance reforms to help people understand the issues & options • Organized to help policy enthusiasts, general voters and community educators • Nonpartisan reform descriptions, pros/cons, polling data, expert blog, links to reports, etc.

  5. EVG Fast Facts • From the LWVCEF Easy Voter Guide Project: Multi-lingual user-friendly primers • First topics: budget & taxes, ballot measures, state elected offices, political parties • Combines community-tested language with expert review • Can download at www.easyvoter.org in January

  6. Discussion with Counties Interest in and capacity for outreach • Who has outreach staff? • Outreach committees? • Links for voters on website? • Want more tools about how to vote? • Want to help voters make more informed choices?

  7. For more information ssclark@ckgroup.org www.easyvoter.org (January) www.cachoices.org (February)

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