In an effort to help boost voter engagement and participation across Los Angeles County during the 2022 midterm elections, the Center for Inclusive Democracy (CID), in partnership with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/ County Clerk (RR/CC), will roll out an update of its digital Los Angeles County Voter Turnout Tool this Saturday, May 28.

The tool will provide voting advocacy groups, election officials, and the general public with unofficial counts of voters who have cast a ballot in Los Angeles County by mail, drop box, and in-person, starting May 28 through the June 7 Primary Election.

“Knowing which communities have high or low voter participation leading up to the election can be critical to getting out the vote,” said Mindy Romero, CID director, and assistant professor at USC Price. “This online Voter Turnout Tool will allow communities across Los Angeles County the opportunity to better track early and election day voting, as well as plan nonpartisan outreach neighborhood by neighborhood within the county.”

The Voter Turnout Tool was first introduced during the 2020 General Election. It is the second web-based application offered by CID to help both advocacy groups and election officials plan election-related decision-making and outreach. The other—the CID Voting Location Siting Tool—is a web-based interactive data mapping system that helps communities identify accessible Vote Centers and polling places likely to have the most success serving voters. Now available in 14 states, the Voting Location Siting Tool and its detailed data maps have been widely used to inform community-based voter outreach efforts across the country.

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Journey to Juneteenth: An Elevated Conversation, June 17

Building on their 2021 Journey to Juneteenth event, AARP California hosts a chat with Dr. Thanayi Cross Jackson in celebration of the national holiday. They will explore learnings from 2021, examine the importance of civic participation, and more. CID’s Mindy Romero will be among panelists.

June 17, 2022

12-1:00 pm PST