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April 15, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY

Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Kick Off High School Voter Education Weeks with Visit to Katella High School in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, CA - Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be kicking off High School Voter Education Weeks (April 15-26) with a visit to Katella High School in Anaheim on Tuesday, April 16.

Over the next two weeks, Secretary Padilla will visit high schools across California to discuss the importance of voting and the role young people can play in shaping the future through civic participation. Secretary of State and Orange County Registrar staff will be onsite to help students register and pre-register to vote.

In preparation for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary, Secretary Padilla will be encouraging all eligible 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote. Once pre-registered, their registration will automatically activate when they turn 18. Secretary Padilla will also be highlighting the importance of ensuring California has an accurate count of its residents in the 2020 Census.

In 2018, Secretary Padilla launched a High School Civic Engagement Portal, HighSchool.sos.ca.gov. High school students can learn more about pre-registration, find out how to be a student poll worker, get resources to host a Student Mock Election on their campus, and learn how to organize voter registration drives on their campuses during High School Voter Education Weeks.

The California Education Code designates the last two full weeks in April and September to be High School Voter Education Weeks. This provides an opportunity for high schools and their students to partner with elections officials to promote civic education and participation on campus and foster an environment that cultivates lifelong voters and active citizens.

*Media interested in attending should RSVP to sos.press@sos.ca.gov

What:

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Annemarie Randle-Trejo, Anaheim Union High Board Clerk

When:

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Where:

Katella High School
2200 E. Wagner Ave
Anaheim, CA 92806

Visuals:

Assembly and rally with Secretary of State Padilla and students.

Voter Registration Drive, with students using tablets and paper forms to register to vote.

Contacts:

Secretary Padilla:
Sam Mahood: (916) 653-6575 or Roberto Negrete: (213) 332-2299

Anaheim Union High School District
Patricia Karlak, karlak_p@auhsd.us
Office: (714) 999-5662
Cell: (714) 493-3207

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