AUGUST 2020
ENGAGE! CID Newsletter
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Welcome to the August edition of Engage! |
Dear Colleagues, Partners and Friends,
Welcome back to the Center for Inclusive Democracy's bi-weekly newsletter! As a non-partisan research center, we will share with you critical information in areas including voter behavior, turnout analysis, election reforms and vote-by-mail use leading up to the November General Election.
In this edition of Engage you will learn about upcoming events, read about relevant research and gain access to helpful resources like the toolkits and FAQ's. This edition of Engage also features a spotlight on our Voting Location Siting Tool. It is critically important to assure impartial access to the ballot box and we believe using the Voting Location Siting Tool is one way to help make that happen.
In partnership,
Mindy Romero, Ph.D.
Center of Inclusive Democracy, Director
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September 8th
Two Months to Election Day - Are We Prepared?
This webinar brings together experts in elections and election law to consider whether the United States is prepared to run a fair, safe, and legitimate election process in the midst of the pandemic. Among the topics for discussion are the role of absentee voting, social media and election misinformation, and voter confidence in the election process.
Panelists:
Julia Azari, Associate Professor and Assistant Chair, Marquette University
Mindy Romero, Founder and Director, Center for Inclusive Democracy
Moderator:
Rick Hansen, Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science, UCI Law
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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August 14th
One Woman, One Vote - A Conversation on Journalism, Justice and the 19th Amendment
Mindy Romero, Founder and Director of the Center for Inclusive Democracy, joined other leading women scholars from USC Annenberg, USC Dornsife, USC Gould and London School of Economics in conversation celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
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August 11th
Effective Messaging to Voters in the 2020 Presidential Election
Co-hosted by the Center for Inclusive Democracy at the Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California and Future of California Elections, recent findings were presented on effective messaging for election officials and non-profit organizations for voter outreach and increasing participation in the 2020 Presidential Election. Click the "Learn More" button below to access the full-length recording of the webinar. To watch the discussion's highlights click here.
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Civic Engagement Spotlight: CID's Voting Location Siting Tool is now available for all California counties!
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We recently announced the expansion of the Center for Inclusive Democracy's (CID) Voting Location Siting Tool to 10 states for the 2020 General Election. The Tool uses data mapping and technology to help election officials and communities easily identify accessible voting centers and polling places. The Tool is being rolled out state-by-state in phases over the coming weeks.
In the first phase, we released multiple types of community-level demographic and voter data, each viewable in separate interactive maps. Communities can immediately begin using these data to start identifying voting locations or to organize voter outreach. In phase two, additional data modeling by CID will bring together voting and demographic data into one single interactive layered map, which can then be used by communities to further identify placement of local optimized voting locations.
All 58 counties in California now have access to either Phase I or Phase 2 data using the CID Voting Location Siting Tool. For California for county-specific details and information, click below.
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New Report from Common Cause and the Center for Social Innovation at UC Riverside |
The report, “Reaching Low-Propensity Voters in California’s November 2020 Elections” examines voters’ awareness of voting options, voting option preferences, and reactions to existing voter messaging materials. |
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New Fact Sheet from CID about Voter Messaging this November |
Understanding Californians’ voting preferences given the public health threat of the COVID-19 virus is essential to creating effective public education strategies. The results of a study, conducted in partnership with the Future of California Elections (FoCE), will be used to develop and launch educational resources to help guide election officials and non-profit organizations on the best practices in conveying current and up-to-date information to voters.
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Turnout Analysis of Primary Election Available |
CID recently released a new fact sheet which provides an overview of California voter turnout in the March 2020 Primary Election based on an analysis of voter data from CID.
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Election Official Communications Toolkit |
The National Vote at Home Institute developed a free communications toolkit that equips election officials improve their communications strategies. The toolkit covers topics such as vote-by-mail education, how to fill out and return a mail ballot, voter registration, language and accessibility options and consideration for special populations such as youth, without homes or without addresses. "Clear and focused communication will be essential as election officials accommodate increased mail ballot requests from voters wanting to vote safely at home this November." - National Vote at Home Institute |
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Future of California Elections has developed toolkits and answered FAQ's. These resources address concerns about community education and the upcoming general election.
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Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project
The Healthy Elections Project brings together academics, civic organizations, election administrators, and election administration experts to assess and promote best practices and ensure a safe, equitable and ethical election this fall. The Project provides tools developed to address public health and voting challenges related to the upcoming election as well as informative reports about the August primaries and ballot drop boxes.
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New Report on the Primary Election - National Task Force on Election Crises
The National Task Force on Election Crises Issues recently released a report on "Primary Elections and Implications for November’s General Election."
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Mindy Romero talks to the LA Times about Joe Biden's selection for VP Sen. Kamala Harris.
Mindy Romero quoted by ABC 10 calling Gov. Gavin Newsom’s potential choice of a new U.S. Senator to represent California a “legacy decision.”
With the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification approaching, USC professors share their thoughts on the state of voting rights in 2020.
KQED - Mindy Romero
Mindy Romero was a guest on KQED "On Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote, New Challenges Loom."
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Share Your Democracy Research with the CID |
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Please send your short write-up to Veronica Perry at vmperry@usc.edu for consideration. Please note that the CID is now housed at the USC Price School of Public Policy in Sacramento. Thanks for reading and staying engaged! |
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The Center for Inclusive Democracy |
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The Center for Inclusive Democracy (CID), formerly known as the California Civic Engagement Project (CCEP), is part of the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and is based in Sacramento. CID conducts a range of national and multi-state research initiatives exploring voting behavior, civic engagement, electoral and economic research, the intersection of social justice and democracy, and more. Its research informs and empowers a wide range of policy and organizing efforts aimed at eliminating disparities in social and economic well-being. Now a cornerstone project nested within CID’s larger umbrella, the CCEP continues to produce groundbreaking resources and research for California.
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