SJSU Votes! and the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (IPACE) co-hosted this successful event with over 130 in attendance! Dr. Gerston gave a brief history on direct democracy in California and helped attendees better understand the initiative process before taking questions from the SJSU Votes! team and the audience. Questions focused on initiatives in general and the November ballot propositions specifically. What a great event!
SJSU Votes! Post-Vice-Presidential Debate Discussion
The SJSU Votes! post-Vice Presidential Debate Discussion tonight was an excellent event! Twenty-eight people attended and the discussion was lively! Moderator Elijah Hayek and the entire SJSU Votes! team did a great job. Thank you to everyone who attended and shared their smart and detailed analysis of the debate.
First Event for National Voter Education Week! Voting in the November Election with SCC Registrar Shannon Bushey
SJSU Votes! had its first event for National Voter Education Week on Monday, October 5. Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Shannon Bushey gave an excellent presentation and answered questions about the November election, vote-by-mail, and election security. It was extremely well-attended, with 148 students and faculty present! Thank you to Shannon and to the SJSU Votes! team for making our first National Voter Education Week event such a success!
“Running an Outsider Campaign” with Hon. Catharine Baker, CA AD-16 (ret).
What a great event! Nearly 60 people attended and students learned a great deal! Thank you to Catharine and to the SJSU Votes! team! Thank you to Pi Sigma Alpha and IPACE for co-sponsoring!
SJSU Votes! is getting ready for the upcoming election!
SJSU Votes! is already making plans for the upcoming election. Classes begin in August and Pols 108 students will manage SJSU Votes! as an experiential learning project. The project will also now be housed under the Political Science Department’s Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (IPACE). We’ll announce additional events as we finalize them.
It's Election Day!
It’s Election Day in California and SJSU Votes! is going to be canvassing on campus 3-7pm to encourage the SJSU Community to vote. Make your voice heard!
The Vote Center at MLK is open until 8pm tonight.
SJSU Votes! Mobilizes on Campus
SJSU Votes! mobilized SJSU students, faculty, and staff during A.S. SJSU Democracy Week on February 25th and 27th on the 7th St. Plaza. On March 2nd, SJSU Votes! canvassed on campus to encourage people to go to the Vote Center at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. If you haven’t voted yet, go vote! It’s not too late to register or to change your registration. Head to the Vote Center!
Last Week Was Busy!
Last week, SJSU Votes! was preparing for voter mobilization and the opening of the Vote Center on campus!
On Thursday, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, Representative Anna Eshoo (CA-18), Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Assembly Member Ash Kalra (AD27), SJSU President Mary Papazian, and SJSU Votes! opened the vote center at the Friends of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Bookstore.
After the ribbon cutting, Sec. Padilla, Rep. Eshoo, Rep. Lofgren, and Pres. Papazian held an informative forum on Election Security at Hammer Theater. It was an excellent event!
SJSU Votes! and the League of Women Voters mobilized voters and handed out information about the Voter’s Choice Act before the event.
Voter's Choice Act Forum held on Monday, Feb. 10
SJSU Votes! and Pi Sigma Alpha held a forum on the Voter’s Choice Act at SJSU on Monday, Feb 10. The forum featured Registrar of Voters Shannon Bushey, League of Women Voters Vice President of Program and Advocacy Gloria Chun Hoo, and SJSU Assistant Professor Mary Currin-Percival. The event was a great success with over 75 people in attendance.
SJSU Votes! continues to inform voters about the Voter's Choice Act!
Last Wednesday, November 13th, Pi Sigma Alpha and SJSU Votes! tabled on the 7th St. Plaza from noon to 6pm. It was a very successful event as we registered multiple voters, talked to many students, faculty, and staff about the Voter’s Choice Act, and encouraged people to vote in the upcoming March, 2020 presidential primary. Thank you to Students Demand Action and College Republicans for also working to register voters!
