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For Planning Purposes
February 19, 2019
Contact:
SOS Press Office
(916) 653-6575

MEDIA ADVISORY

Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Cal Poly to Honor Campus as 2018 College Ballot Bowl Winners 

SAN LUIS OBISPO – California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be visiting Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo to honor the campus for winning the first statewide California University and College Ballot Bowl.

Cal Poly students and administrators worked to register 3,178 students for the 2018 California Ballot Bowl—the most of any participating campus. Campus leadership will be presented with a trophy for their victory.

Background: The Ballot Bowl was developed by the California Students Vote Project, a project directed by the California Secretary of State, in partnership with the California Lieutenant Governor and a coalition of nonprofit organizations. The CSVP aims to increase civic engagement and voter participation among California university and college students.

To view the final results of the California Ballot Bowl please visit our website https://caballotbowl.sos.ca.gov/.

*Media planning to attend should RSVP to sos.press@sos.ca.gov

What:

Presentation of 2018 Ballot Bowl Trophy at ASI Board of Directors Meeting

When:

February 20, 2019
5:10 - 5:30 p.m.

Where:

University Union - Room 220
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
http://www.asi.calpoly.edu/university_union

Parking:

Lot A-1 (Administration building), Grand Avenue Parking Structure (No. 130), or in metered parking along South Perimeter Road. https://maps.calpoly.edu/

Contacts:

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

Cal Poly:
Matt Lazier (805) 756-7109

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