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2013.02.21_Presentation_CAC_VoterEngagement_and_Participation.1Voter Participation & Engagement Linda Andal, Anaheim City Clerk VOTER PARTICIPATION & ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Voter Registration forms Press Releases ACTV –Channel 3 Notice of Election (5 languages; 5 publications) Social Media -Facebook (2012 election) Signage (City Hall, Anaheim West Tower, Senior Center, Libraries, and the Downtown Community Center) VOTER PARTICIPATION & ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (ROV): ROV Brochures ACTV •Registrar’s PSA •Bilingual Poll Worker Recruitment Early Voting •Citywide morning voicemail greeting to each employee •Signage, ACTV, Facebook, Press Releases VOTER PARTICIPATION & ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (ROV): My Ballot Program:Results •3000 -students participated 2008 –Anaheim HS •1500 -ballots cast during Homecoming election •650 -young poll worker leads  Loara HS (10/2010; 10/2011; •7850 -students participated 3/2012; 10/2012) •2185 -ballots cast during school election •982 -young poll worker leads VOTER PARTICIPATION & ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES: Year-round election material in all 5 languages (DOJ) Voter Registration forms and ROV brochures -make available at all city community centers, libraries, etc. year-round Increase social media (twitter etc.) Partner with youth groups Anaheim Magazine Provide more early voting sites Target inactive and casual voters Target poll voters –increase Vote-by-Mail Identify large city events –ROV mobile unit VOTER PARTICIPATION & ENGAGEMENT 2012 Election Data –60.1% Turnout 71% Turnout (43,246 Registered) 55% Turnout 56% Turnout (43,430 Registered) (49,664 Registered) 55% Turnout Overall Turnout Over Past 3 Election (15,331 Registered) •2012 –60.1% (2 seats; Presidential) •2010 –48.4% (3 seats; 2 measures) •2008 –65.4% (2 seats; Presidential)