Tag: Voter Turnout

  • Why Don’t More Californians Vote?

    Editor’s Note: KPBS will follow residents in City Heights and nearby Kensington during this election cycle as part of a statewide look at voter turnout called “California Counts.” This article was written by Steven Cuevas of KQED. Ben Bradford of Capital Public Radio reported from Sacramento, Megan Burks of KPBS reported from City Heights, Mary…

  • Changes in Voting Process Could Benefit Non-English Speakers

    By Jill Replogle Voting advocates hope several recent changes will encourage more of California’s non-English speaking citizens to vote this November. First, as of this year, legal permanent residents can sign up to be poll workers in California. Proponents of the change hope it will help counties expand the pool of potential bilingual poll workers.…

  • California Voter Registration Website Now Available In 10 Languages

    By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Amita Sharma Click here for the full Midday Edition interview with Alliance San Diego Civic Engagement Director Chris Wilson and ACLU Voting Rights Project Director Lori Shellenberger. It might not be on the top of everyone’s calendar, but there’s another election coming up. The state primary election is June…

  • Election Results: The Ones City Heights Residents Were Watching

    By Megan Burks Yesterday I visited three polling places in City Heights – Church of The Brethren in Fairmount Park, the City Heights Recreation Center and the Mid-City Police Substation – to talk with voters about which candidates and measures motivated them to get out and vote. Below are the results of some of those…

  • Latino Voter Registration Surges

    By Adrian Florido The San Diego County Registrar of Voters Office said registration by Latinos has surged in the lead-up to next week’s general election. Since February, an average of about 12,600 new voters registered each month, according to registrar data. Almost 5,000 of those each month, or about 40 percent, were Latinos. Considering that Latinos are…