FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
September 19, 2016
Contact:
Secretary of State’s Office, Sam Mahood (916) 653-6575
California State University, Toni Molle, (562) 951-4800
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Announce Partnership with California State University System to Improve Student Voter Registration
Secretary of State Alex Padilla will deliver a presentation to the California State University Board of Trustee’s meeting at CSU Long Beach on Tuesday September 20, 2016. At this meeting, Secretary Padilla will discuss a new partnership with the California State University system to increase student voter registration and turnout at its campuses across the state.
In 2014 only 8% of eligible youth aged 18-24 voted in the general election and only 52% of eligible youth were even registered to vote, which is more than 20 points below any other age group. The California Students Vote Project, a public-private effort led by the California Secretary of State’s office, seeks to change this.
*The California Students Vote Project is led by the California Secretary of State’s office in partnership with the California Lieutenant Governor’s office, and three nonprofit organizations; CalPIRG, California Common Cause, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
To visit the California Students Vote Project page, click here: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/castudentsvote/.
Media are welcome to cover this event.
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WHO: |
Secretary of State Alex Padilla Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
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WHEN: |
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 3:00 P.M.
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WHERE: |
CSU Long Beach Dumke Auditorium, at the Office of the Chancellor 401 Golden Shore Long Beach, CA 90802
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NOTE: |
TV cameras should be set up by 3:00 P.M.
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The CSU Board of Trustees meeting will be live streamed: https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/board-of-trustees.
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