In abstract
We’re increasing our 2024 Voter Information to dwell occasions, printable zines, and TikTok movies to succeed in extra audiences throughout California, whereas nonetheless persevering with to ship nonpartisan election reporting.
CalMatters has been bringing Californians a trusted, nonpartisan Voter Information for the reason that 2018 election, and this fall, we’re making it extra accessible than ever earlier than.
What’s new this yr
🎤 Stay & In-Particular person: We’re heading to libraries, bike depots, eating places, school campuses, and different group areas to deliver individuals collectively throughout the state to speak about what’s on the poll this November. Learn about our first occasions and take a look at our full fall lineup. We’d like to see you at certainly one of them.
📃Props in Print: Impressed by the journal quizzes from our childhoods, we’ve created one-page quizzes to information readers on the place they stand on every of the propositions this yr. These print quizzes are already successful at our dwell occasions, and we’re now making them out there to print and share.
We tailored these quizzes from the on-line model that you could find on our Voter Informationutilizing model colours and spot illustrations to make the handouts visually partaking. Along with translating the prop quizzes into Spanish, Chinese language and Korean, we’ve additionally ensured that the PDFs are accessible to display reader customers.
⭐ Voter Information Zines: This permits individuals with out web entry or preferring studying in print to entry a props-focused model of our information this fall. We’ll be distributing these throughout the state, and making the free, full PDFs out there on our web site to share and distribute. Need us to mail you free copies to share with family and friends? Develop into a sustaining member at present.
🎶 Props on Social: To succeed in youthful voters and first-time voters this fall, we’re experimenting with explainer skits that break down the problems on TikTok and Reels. Generally, our movies even function zombies. And the opinions are in: We’re cringe however lowkey lit.
📚 Accessibility: Our information has been out there in English and Spanishand this fall we’re including Chinese language and Korean variations. We’re additionally making it simpler to make use of for individuals with numerous talents by constructing a simplified language model for English learners and others.
Persevering with to assist voters make knowledgeable choices in 2024
Our guides in 2018, 2020 and 2022 elections and the 2021 recall election have been counseled by California voters for being unbiased, clear and easy-to-use, and we’re excited to deliver our voter information to much more individuals this fall.
“CalMatters is terrific – I always want to be an educated voter and don’t trust the TV ads and countless pieces of mail I get regarding various issues on the ballot. I enjoy your no-nonsense style,” stated CalMatters member Diane of Los Altos Hills.
On prime of all the things new we’re debuting, this yr’s Voter Information will, as soon as once more, deliver you our present, trusted methods of informing voters:
- Nonpartisan Information: Our clear write-ups on candidates (State Senate, State Meeting, U.S. Senate and U.S. Home) are nonpartisan, maintaining the give attention to their stances on points and drilling down to point out their funding sources.
- Props-in-a-Minute Movies: Our award-winning Props-in-a-Minute explainers make it quick and straightforward to learn on propositions that may usually be complicated and generally deliberately deceptive for voters.
- See The place You Stand on Props: Our interactive quizzes assist you determine how your views line up with the propositions, from elevating minimal wage to lease management enlargementand extra.
- FAQs: Our Ceaselessly Requested Questions web page contains solutions for the most typical questions concerning the Nov. 5 election in California. Nonetheless have a query? Ask the CalMatters Politics workforce.
- Early Poll Prep: We rolled out our nonpartisan information to voters as quickly as we might. We printed our first explainers in mid-July, with all of the explainers launched earlier than Labor Day weekend. This helped inform voters a full month forward of early voting on Oct. 7.
Should you’d like to remain up-to-date as we launch particular, free occasions throughout the state and publish extra voter assets, subscribe to our 2024 Election pop-up electronic mail record.
And for those who worth our nonpartisan Voter Information and election reporting, help our nonprofit newsroom with a tax-deductible present at present. Give on-line by bank card, PayPal, Apple Pay or Google Pay, or by mailing us a examine.
