For Planning Purposes
April 20, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY
Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Visit Jefferson High School
LOS ANGELES - Secretary of State Alex Padilla continues High School Voter Education Weeks (April 16-27) with a visit to Jefferson High School on Monday, April 23, 2018.
Secretary Padilla will discuss the importance of voter registration and the role young people can play in shaping the future through civic participation. Secretary Padilla and the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office will help students register and pre-register to vote.
As the June 5 Primary is fast approaching, students turning 18 on or before June 5 will have an opportunity to register and cast their first ballot this summer. 16- and 17-year-olds can pre-register to vote, and have their registration automatically activated when they turn 18.
Secretary Padilla recently announced that over 100,000 pre-registrations have been completed by 16- and 17-year olds since the launch of the pre-registration program in September 2016. He also 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.
The California Education Code designates the last two full weeks in April and September to be High School Voter Education Weeks. This provides an opportunity for high schools and their students to partner with elections officials to promote civic education and participation on campus and foster an environment that cultivates lifelong voters and active citizens.
*Media wishing to attend should RSVP at sos.press@sos.ca.gov
- Who:
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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla
- When:
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Monday, April 23
9:30 a.m. - Where:
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Jefferson High School
1319 East 41st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90011 - Visuals:
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Assembly and rally with Secretary of State Padilla, students, and county elections officials.
Voter registration/pre-registration drive, with students using tablets and paper forms to register to vote.
- Contacts:
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Secretary Padilla: Jesse Melgar, (213) 797-9920
LA Unified School District: Ellen T Morgan, ellen.morgan@lausd.net
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