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Voter 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)
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Voter 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 • 1500 - ballots cast during Homecoming election • 650 - young poll worker leads • 2008 – Anaheim HS • Loara HS (10/2010; 10/2011; 3/2012; 10/2012) • 7850 - students participated • 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 (43,430 Registered) 56% Turnout(49,664 Registered) 55% Turnout (15,331 Registered) Overall Turnout Over Past 3 Election • 2012 – 60.1% (2 seats; Presidential) • 2010 – 48.4% (3 seats; 2 measures) • 2008 – 65.4% (2 seats; Presidential)