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National Voter R Registration Act: Public Assista Public Assista ance Agencies ance Agencies Jonathan Stein | Vot ting Rights Attorney jstein@ac cluca.org Why voter re Why voter re egistration? egistration? California ranks 45 th in its

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National Voter R Public Assista Public Assista

Jonathan Stein | Vot jstein@ac

Registration Act: ance Agencies ance Agencies

ting Rights Attorney cluca.org

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Why voter re Why voter re

C lif i k 45th i it t California ranks 45th in its vote eligible voters. There are 5.8 million unregiste People with low incomes and p voter registration rates and low Offices like yours are uniquely Offices like yours are uniquely Average monthly voter registra agencies are up 476% from 20

egistration? egistration?

i t ti t er registration rate among ered eligible California voters. people disabilities have lower p p wer voting rates. y situated to register voter y situated to register voter. ations at public assistance 009.

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SB 35 Took Effect Makes Tracking

E h “NVRA ” t t t Each “NVRA agency” must report t that provides voter registration ser

This is your responsibility not the co
This is your responsibility, not the co

NVRA agencies must order their vo elections officials only elections officials only. County elections offices track the n received from each NVRA office or received from each NVRA office or County elections officials send mo registrations to the Secretary of Sta registrations to the Secretary of Sta

t January 1, 2013: y , by Site Possible

th l ti f h ffi it the location of each office or site rvices to the county elections office

unty elections office’s responsibility unty elections office s responsibility.

ter registration cards from county

number of voter registrations r site r site. nthly reports of the number of ate which are then posted online ate, which are then posted online.

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To see www.sos. e your agency’s report, visit: / l ti / / t / .ca.gov/elections/nvra/reports/

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Choose the SB 35 report

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You Can Check to See How Many V Mo Select your county Voters Your Office Registered Each nth Number of vot i t ti i P bli A i t registrations in November Public Assistance

ffices in the

county

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Compliance Con p Assistanc

h 650 WIC it i C lif i here are 650 WIC sites in California. 5 reports. nly 41 WIC sites had a recorded vot nly 41 WIC sites had a recorded vot here are 200 county welfare office s

eports. Only 120 sites reported a vo

p y p egistrations at county welfare office here are only 11 counties with at le b

vember SB 35 reports.

nly 4 counties had a recorded voter

vember
vember.

ncerns at Public ce Offices

Onl 125 i th N b . Only 125 appear in the November ter registration in November ter registration in November. sites appearing in the November SB

ter registration. 21 counties had 0

g es. ast 1 IHSS office appearing in the r registration at an IHSS site in

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September Regist P i il S i P Primarily Serving Peo

Number of Num Number of Counties Where Office Appears in SB 35 Reports Num Count at Lea Regis in SB 35 Reports Regis y Welfare 58 s me Supportive Offi 11 es Offices 11 ffices 44 ffices 44

trations at Offices l With Di biliti

ple With Disabilities

mber of Number of Caseload mber of ies With ast One stration Number of Registrations Total Caseload stration 37 2,818 CalFRESH Application , pp received: 174 4 11 221,991 partici (A 201 4 11 (August, 201 25 115 Average mon participation 25 115 participation 2013: 1.43 mi

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Problems wit Problems wit

C l i Contact your county elections tracking your voter registration Make sure your county electio should know where each of yo i i d i l voter registrations card serial n Let your county elections offic NVRA coordinator is. Establish

th the report? th the report?

ffi if h

ffice to see if they are

n cards.

ns official tracks by site. They
ur office’s sites are, and the

b h i numbers at each site. cial know who your office’s a relationship!

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Other Best P Other Best P

If i di t th t If someone indicates on the voter register, do not send her home wit and there. Adults applying on behalf of childr registration services. Develop written NVRA procedures Mail completed cards daily. p y Make sure clients know that they m change their name, to avoid proble Can’t discourage, but can encourag

Practices Practices

f f th t h i h t

pref. form that she wishes to

th a VRC. Fill the VRC out right then en also MUST receive voter for your office. must reregister when they move or ems on Election Day. ge.

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Language Req Language Req

Th f d l V ti Ri ht A t d t The federal Voting Rights Act deter are required to have voter registra

Ask your county elections office abou

Ask your county elections office abou

Voter registration cards:

Available in all required languages fro

Voter preference forms:

Available in all required languages on

Need a language other than one of the SOS website.

quirements quirements

i th l i hi h rmines the languages in which you tion materials.

ut your language requirements. ut your language requirements.

m county elections office.

n SOS website. You must print.

f your required languages? Check

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