The next statewide election is the March 5, 2024 Primary Election
- Pros & Cons - The shareable PDF version is available to be shared with the public.
- Pros & Cons In-Depth - The
PDF is available for download and is for internal use only. - Pros & Cons video - The video explainer is available on YouTube. You can also find the slide deck.
- Writing Pros & Cons for Your Local League
- Writing Pros and Cons on Local Ballot Measures (PDF)
- Video
- Slideck / PowerPoint
- Local Pros and Cons - Google Drive Folder
- Easy Voter Guide - Our Easy Voter Guide helps the election make sense. English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese language versions are currently available at easyvoterguide.org.
PAST ELECTION INFO
November 8, 2022 General Election Materials
- California General Election Outreach Toolkit - Plain Language Messaging & Graphics for the November 8, 2022 General Election. The toolkit is packed with social media messaging and graphics that will help you cover key voting topics with accurate, plain-language content. The toolkit also includes many voter resources, including links to the Easy Voter Guide, social media content, accessible alt text, hashtags and handles, and links and hotlines where voters can get help.
- Easy Voter Guide - Our Easy Voter Guide helps the election make sense. English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese language versions are currently available at easyvoterguide.org.
- Pros & Cons - The shareable PDF version is available to be shared with the public. The Spanish version is also available for download. The In-Depths for Pros & Cons are for LWV use only.
- Voter's Choice Act Toolkit - In this toolkit, you will find resources and lessons learned from previous years to help you craft messaging, guide your elections office, and work with other community groups to ensure VCA implementation works for each voter in your county.
September 14, 2021 Gubernatorial Recall Election Content
- CA Governor Recall Election Toolkit - this folder has a toolkit with get-out-the-vote messaging, social media graphics, a one-page printable flyer, and materials in several other languages.
- Recall Election Information from the CA SOS
2020 Election Materials and Information
Election Protection Fall 2020 Frequently Asked Questions - This FAQ will help you answer a broad range of voter questions, including how to register, how to vote early, how to vote in person, and more.- California Ballot Collection Law INTERNAL USE ONLY
- Voter Fraud Myth Busters - In this explainer, we dispel common vote-by-mail myths and rumors.
- Pros & Cons on the ballot measures
- Pros & Cons on the ballot measures in Spanish
- Easy Voter Guide in English
- Visit LWVCEF for voting and election info
- Election Justice toolkit for local Leagues - This toolkit is filled with outreach content, including social media messaging and images, a sample web post, a letter to the editor, an email that you can send to your members and community partners, candidate forum questions about criminal justice issues, and more.
Pros & Cons
Local League Pros & Cons Roundtable Discussion
We held a webinar on February 9, 2021 to discuss local Pros & Cons. Local Leagues shared what steps they took to be successful in these endeavors. You can access materials from this webinar below:
Candidate Forums
Information & materials for conducting candidate forums
- Watch our Virtual Candidate Forum Webinar (1/14/2021)
- Virtual Candidate Forum: Summary of Things to Consider, Options, Suggestions and Resources
- Virtual Candidate Forum: Sample Candidate Communications
- Virtual Candidate Forum Webinar: PowerPoint
- Virtual Candidate Forum Webinar: Follow Up Questions, Answers, and Additional Handouts
- Voter Service Handbook (2018)
- Candidate Participation Policy - How to use the LWVCEF Candidate Participation Policy for Statewide Debates or Forums
- Guidelines for co-sponsorship of candidate forums
- Guidelines to writing unbiased questions
- Recommendations in considering different format options for multi-candidate forums
- Civil Discourse in Candidate Forums
- Candidate Forum Guidelines (.doc)
- Checklist for Day of Forum (.doc)
- Checklist for Moderators (.doc)
- Candidate Forum Step-Grid 6 candiddates
- Candidate Forum Blank Grid
- Sample Letters to Candidates (.docx)
- Sample Intro of Moderator (.docx)
- Tips on Moderating Candidate Forums (webinar 12/19)
- Sample Moderator Training from LWV Oakland, added 2020
Ballot Measure Presentations
Speaker tips and other information on how to present ballot measures
- How to Evaluate Ballot Propositions (.doc)
- Sample Presentation Script (.doc)
- Speaker Tips (.doc)
- LWV Santa Clara Moderator Training (February 2014) (on YouTube)
- Write Local Pros & Cons
