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For Planning Purposes
April 26, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY

Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit High Schools in Sacramento and Yolo Counties

SACRAMENTO, CA – Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be visiting Cristo Rey High School in Sacramento and Winters High School in Winters on Monday, April 29, 2019.

Secretary Padilla will discuss the importance of voting and the role young people can play in shaping the future through civic participation. Secretary of State staff will be onsite to help high school students register and pre-register to vote.

California is 11 months away from the March 2020 Presidential Primary. To prepare, 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.

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

Who:

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla

When/Where:

Cristo Rey High School
8475 Jackson Road
Sacramento, CA 95826
Monday, April 29, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Winters High School
101 Grant Ave
Winters, CA 95694
Monday, April 29, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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

Cristo Rey High School:
Assistant Principal Steve Robertson, EdD: sroberson@crhss.org

Winters Joint Unified School District:
Anietta Kelley: akelley@wintersjusd.org

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