Dear CCEP colleagues, partners and friends:
Welcome to the June edition of Engage!
In this month's Engage you will learn about new research in the field examining what factors people say are drawing them out to vote in November. You will also learn about the latest civic engagement news in California and nationally, as well as about how UCLA is going to make it easier for its eligible students to register to vote.
In partnership,
Mindy Romero, Ph.D.
CCEP Director
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August 8th
Preparing Youth for Democracy in the Digital Age: Evidence Based Policies and Practices
On August 8th, at the UC Center Sacramento, UC Riverside's Professor Kahne will present research regarding the health of our democracy. In addition, the research will describe ways that certain education practices can address these concerns, and how educational institutions can prepare youth for democratic engagement.
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Civic Engagement Featured Story
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Photo Credit: Sean Brenner UCLA |
UCLA to make it easier for its students to register to vote
This summer, UCLA will be introducing a new online tool to make it easier for its eligible students to register to vote.
UCLA will be one of the first schools in the nation to offer this new online feature. The tool will be housed on the UCLA student portal and will autofill a California voter registration page with the student's name and information. Once this is done, it will automatically be sent to the California Secretary of State's office.
When students return to school this fall, UCLA will be launching a campus-wide awareness campaign to let students know about this new voter registration tool, with continued promotion planned for the 2019 and 2020 school years.
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New Civic Engagement Research
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Voters More Focused on Control of Congress - and the President - Than in Past Midterms
In a new report from Pew Research Center titled "Voters More Focused on Control of Congress - and the President - Than in Past Midterms," researchers found that 68% of registered voters say the issue of which party controls Congress will be a factor in their November election vote.
This report, based on the results of an early June survey of 2,002 adults, including 1,608 registered voters, further finds that voter engagement among members of both parties is high, with 51% saying they are enthusiastic about voting in a congressional election.
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California Civic Engagement News
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California Influencers: What did we learn from the June primary election, and why?
The Sacramento Bee has begun its "Influencer Series" where 60 leaders and influencers from around California are asked to respond to questions regarding the future of California. Among these influencers is CCEP director, Mindy Romero.
After the California primary, the influencers were asked, "What did we learn from the June primary election, and why?" To read how these 60 state leaders responded, check out the
Sacramento Bee article here.
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Results from the California primary
On June 5th, California held its primary election. So how did all the candidates do? Check out the live election results provided by the The Los Angeles Times which can be
viewed here.
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National Civic Engagement News
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Photo Credit: Jacquelyn Martin| AP
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Supreme Court upholds controversial Ohio voter-purge law
On June 11th, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold Ohio's controversial voting law, allowing the state to purge voters from voter registration rolls who do not vote and do not return notices confirming their residency.
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California counties see higher turnout under new vote model
While it is still too soon to know for certain, the five California counties that adopted the new vote center model think the new voting system boosted voter turnout during this California primary. CCEP director Mindy Romero provided comment on the preliminary voter turnout information.
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In a handful of California counties, polling places are giving way to a sweeping new election system
This election season, five California counties decided to adopt a new voting model called the California Voter's Choice Act. Under this model, neighborhood polling places were replaced by vote centers.
John Myers from the Los Angeles Times discusses this new model and asks CCEP director Mindy Romero for comment regarding what future research needs to be done to examine how Californians experienced the new vote center model.
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Villaraigosa looks to fire up SoCal voters in governor's race
KCRA takes a look at Antonio Villaraigosa's run for governor. CCEP director Mindy Romero provides a forecast on potential Latino voter turnout for the California primary.
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Early returns indicate low turnout in California primary
The Associate Press discusses preliminary information regarding the California primary. CCEP director Mindy Romero responds to questions about Latino voter turnout.
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'No offense, but I never vote.' Stunning apathy in the heart of California's Trump resistance
In this Los Angeles Times column, the author explores why California, which has been touted as the face of "the resistance," still experienced voter apathy during the June primary. CCEP director Mindy Romero offers some insight into voter turnout.
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Activism is up in California. So why is primary turnout expected to be low?
The Sacramento Bee discusses enthusiasm for politics does not necessarily translate into more people voting. Researchers in the field, including CCEP director Mindy Romero, attribute this to voters historically not turning out to vote during state primary elections.
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Democrats look to make GOP irrelevant again in California legislature
The San Francisco Chronicle discusses the Democrat's desire to regain a supermajority in the California legislature. CCEP director Mindy Romero comments on the matter.
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Job Opening: Graduate Student Assistant
The UC Berkeley Center on Democracy and Organizing is looking to fill two graduate student assistant openings.
The positions are open to graduate students from any accredited university.
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Share Your Civic Engagement Research with the CCEP
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Are you working to promote inclusive civic engagement? Do you have a civic engagement success story to share? Share your story with CCEP and you could be featured in an upcoming issue of Engage! Please send your short write-up to Jennifer Puza at japuza@ucdavis.edu for consideration. Thanks for reading and staying engaged!
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UC Davis California Civic Engagement Project
msromero@ucdavis.edu
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Kim Alexander
President and Founder
California Voter Foundation
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Matt A. Barreto
Professor, Department of Political Science
Professor, Department of Chicana/o Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
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Jonathan Fox
Professor
School of International Service
American University
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Luis R. Fraga
Arthur Foundation Endowed Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership
Professor of Political Science University of Notre Dame
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Lisa Garcia Bedolla
Chancellor's Professor of Education and Political Science
University of California, Berkeley
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Bruce Haynes
Professor, Department of Sociology University of California, Davis
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Jongho Lee
Professor
Department of Political Science
Western Illinois University
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Peter Levine
Associate Dean for Research
Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life
Tufts University
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Matt Mahan
Cofounder and CEO
Brigade
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James Muldavin
Executive Director
California Center for Civic Participation and Youth Development
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Karthick Ramakrishnan
Professor of Public Policy and Political Science
Associate Dean, School of Public Policy
University of California, Riverside
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Ricardo Ramirez
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
University of Notre Dame
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Jason Reece
Assistant Professor,
City and Regional Planning Program
Interim Director of Research, Kirwan Institute
Ohio State University
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David Campbell
Associate Dean for Social and Human Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
University of California, Davis
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Dan Schnur
Director
American Jewish Committee
Los Angeles Region
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Shakari Byerly
Partner and Lead Researcher
EVITARUS
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Cruz Reynoso
Professor of Law, Emeritus
University of California, Davis
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Samuel Molina
California State Director
Mi Familia Vota
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California Civic Engagement Project
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The California Civic Engagement Project (CCEP) is housed at the UC Davis Center for Regional Change and was established to inform the public dialogue on representative governance in California. The CCEP is engaging in pioneering research to identify disparities in civic participation across place and population. It is well positioned to inform and empower a wide range of policy and organizing efforts in California to reduce disparities in state and regional patterns of well-being and opportunity. Key audiences include public officials, advocacy groups, political researchers and communities themselves.
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UC Davis Center for Regional Change
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The UC Davis Center for Regional Change (CRC). The CRC is a catalyst for innovative, collaborative, and action-oriented research. It brings together faculty and students from different disciplines, and builds bridges between university, policy, advocacy, business, philanthropy and other sectors. The CRC's goal is to support the building of healthy, equitable, prosperous, and sustainable regions in California and beyond.
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