SACRAMENTO—How Can California Overcome Its Voter Disillusionment?

SACRAMENTO—California’s voting system has been overhauled with mail-in ballots and same-day registration, yet turnout remains notably low. Why does our richly diverse state fail to translate into representative turnout, and what alchemy might revive it? Explore California’s practical strategies for local, state, and federal elections and uncover what works—and what doesn’t. Learn from the state’s election history since 1960 and see how these insights could improve voter participation across the country.

Join California Humanities, Capital Public Radio, and the J.B. McClatchy Foundation for a free public panel and reception at the Sacramento Public Library Galleria on Thursday, October 3.

Schedule:

5:30 pm–6 pm: Drinks and hors d’oeuvres

6 pm–7:15 pm: Panel

7:15 pm–8 pm: Reception

Speakers:

Tere Flores Onofre, Director of Programs & Strategy, Sacramento ACT

Mindy Romero, Founder and Director, Center for Inclusive Democracy (CID), at USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

Dr. Christopher Towler, Associate Professor, California State University, Sacramento, and Director, Black Voter Project

Moderated by:

Chris Nichols, Politics Editor, Capitol Public Radio

RSVP for free here: bit.ly/librarygalleria

For more information, please write to Kirsten Vega at kvega@calhum.org.

Through California On The Ballot, California Humanities invites the people of California and beyond to reflect and talk about the past, present, and future of electoral engagement in California.

Archival photo credit: Sacramento, California, capitol building, Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, OSC Special Collections & Archives, Item Number: P217:set 023 018