FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
August 29, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY
Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Merced College
MERCED – California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will visit Merced College for a forum with students on voting rights, civic engagement, and voter registration. The Merced County Registrar of Voters will also participate in the forum and help register voters.
Secretary Padilla has made increasing student voter participation a priority. In 2016, Padilla announced a partnership between the Secretary of State’s office and the California Community Colleges (CCC) system via a campus-wide resolution. The resolution, approved by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, encourages all 72 districts and 113 colleges to participate in the California Students Vote Project.
- WHO:
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Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Barbara Levey, Merced County Registrar of Voters
Chris Vitelli, President, Merced College
Cody Camacho, President, Associated Students of Merced College - WHEN:
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017
2:00 p.m. - WHERE:
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Merced College
Lesher Building, Room 111
3600 M Street
Merced, CA 95348 - NOTE:
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Media wishing to attend should RSVP to sospress@sos.ca.gov
- CONTACTS:
- Jesse Melgar or Sam Mahood, Secretary of State Alex Padilla
(916) 653-6575
Sean Lynch, Merced College
(209) 384-6328, Sean.lynch3826@mccd.edu
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