MEDIA ADVISORY

Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Launch California Online Pre-Registration for 16 and 17 Year Olds at Robert F. Kennedy High School

LOS ANGELES – California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be joined by students at Robert F. Kennedy High School tomorrow to officially launch California’s online pre-registration for 16- and 17-year-olds. California youth who pre-register to vote will have their registration become active once they turn 18 years old. Eligible youth can pre-register to vote online at www.registertovote.ca.gov.  

WHAT:

Launch of California's new online pre-registration for 16 and 17 year olds.

WHO:

Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Mynor Godoy, Program Coordinator at YVote
Education leaders
High School Students from Robert F. Kennedy High School

WHEN:

Thursday, March 9
10:25am – B-roll of students pre-registering on their iphones, tablets, and laptops.
10:35am to 11:00am – press conference

WHERE:

School Library
Robert F Kennedy High School
701 S. Catalina Street
Los Angeles CA 90005

VISUALS:

Classroom of students who will demonstrate the voter registration process on smartphones, tablets and laptops. Step by step tutorial to complete pre-registration process.

CONTACTS:

On-site contact Jesse Melgar at (916)701-3753

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