The next statewide election is the November 4, 2025 Special Election
Easy Voter Guide - Our Easy Voter Guide helps the election make sense. English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese language versions will be available at easyvoterguide.org on September 22.
- Order your free Easy Voter Guides - CA Leagues are allowed to order a limited number of bundles (50 guides per bundle) of Easy Voter Guides. The number of free bundles your League may order is based on its delegate count from the 2025 Convention. Please check the spreadsheet to see how many delegates were allotted to your League and the corresponding number of free EVG bundles you may request. Do not order more than the amount shown on the spreadsheet—submitting multiple confirmation emails will delay processing. Link to order form will be available on September 8.
- Purchase additional Easy Voter Guides - also available on September 8.
- Easy Voter Guides will be available to download on September 22.
Purchase VOTE411 bookmarks and lawn signs here: https://league-of-women-voters-of-california.square.site/
- Visit LWVCEF for voting and election info
- LWVC Policy on Empty Chair Debates/Forums
Resources for Voter Services
Pros & Cons
Writing Pros & Cons Training Webinar
We held a webinar on June 21, 2024, to train League members on writing Pros & Cons. You can access materials from this webinar below:
Candidate Forums
Information & materials for conducting candidate forums
- LWVC Policy on Empty Chair Debates/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 candidates
- 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
