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FACT

• There are 40.7 million 18-29 year olds in the
  US.this is over twice the number of 66-77 year
  olds
• Youth voting surged 11 in 2004 it remains to
  be seem if the increase is a part of a new trend
  or just a spike!
• 47 of 18-24 year olds voted (66 of 25 and older
  voted)
• Young women voted at higher rates (50) than
  young men (44)
• The surge in youth votes was driven by an
  increase in voting among African American youth
  (11)

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Did YOU know?

• In the beginningonly white men who owned
  property could vote.
• African Americans and many immigrants were kept
  from voting for much of the 20th century, either
  by physical intimidation or discriminatory voting
  laws.
• Women couldnt vote until 1920, when the 19th
  Amendment to the Constitution barely passed.
• 18 year-olds couldnt vote until 1971, when the
  passage of the 26th Amendment lowered the legal
  voting age.

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Just Another Reason (or 3)Why We Do Vote Work

• Personal contact is a more effective method of
  persuading youth to vote than either direct mail
  or telephone calls (and is much cheaper)
• Youth asking their peers to vote raises the
  likelihood of turnout by 8-12
• Personally contacting youth on Election Day can
  significantly increase youth voter turnout, but
  only if theyve already expressed interest in
  voting

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Why Vote? THE ISSUES

• Since 2001 fees have skyrocketed over 79 for
  undergrads, 84 for grads, and up to 131 for
  professional students!
• Low middle income students are the most
  affected by rising fees total cost of
  attendance!
• Cal Grant B has not increased in the past 20
  years!
• The average student graduates with over 20,000
  of loan debt and works full time every summer!
• 1 in 4 students are forced to work more than 20
  hours per week while in school!
• Among its top comparison universities, UC ranks
  highest in total cost of attendance lowest in
  percent of need met!

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Why Vote? THE ISSUES

• Skyrocketing grad fees translate into decreases
  in graduate student enrollment, which negatively
  impacts UCs research undergraduate teaching
  capacity!
• Professional students are finding it increasingly
  difficult to complete their programs without
  incurring unmanageable dept sacrificing public
  interest careers!
• Over the past 5 years state funding for Academic
  Preparation Programs has been cut from over 82
  million to 17.3 million!
• The year enrollment for entering Black/African
  American first-year students is the lowest since
  1973!
• State funding for higher education has dropped
  from almost 17 to only 11.3!

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UC Students Vote! Project

• The UCSA Students Vote! Project was created in
  March 2006 when the UCSA Board of Directors voted
  unanimously to institutionalize electoral work.
• In partnership with the United States Student
  Association (USSA), the UC Students Vote! Project
  aims to register, educate and turnout students
  increasing student power on campus, across that
  state and nationwide!

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Vote Work Just Makes Sense

• Builds Student Power
• Mobilizes students through Peer to Peer contact
• Develops skills leadership
• Unifies students
• Builds the Organization
• Brings in new diverse students
• Increases recognition visibility
• Opportunity to develop active student leaders
• Builds Legislative Power
• It is our voice (And POWER) at the Capitol
• Shows were paying attention!
• Power to elect a Governor, UC Regents and a
  Legislature that supports students!
• Ensures elected representatives are accountable
  to students!
• Brings in Money
• People love to give money to help mobilize youth
  voters
• May lead to funding in other areas

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UC Students Vote! Project GOALS

• To Register over 26,000 Student Voters!
• To Educate Students by distributing over 52,000
  UCSA Voter Guides!
• To increase Student Voter Turnout by 10 from
  2002!
• To Train Build over 200 Student Leaders!
• To Build Diverse Vote Coalitions on every campus!

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UC Students Vote! Project GOALS by Campus

• UC Berkeley 3,400
• UC Davis .1,800
• UC Merced .200
• UC San Francisco .100
• UC Santa Cruz ...3,000
• UC Santa Barbara .6,500
• UC Los Angeles .4,000
• UC Riverside ..2,000
• UC Irvine .3,000
• UC San Diego 2,000
• TOTAL ...26,000

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UC Students Vote! Project Weeks of Action!

• Move-in, Orientation Welcome Week
• Week of Voter Registration!!
• October 16th 20th
• UC Week of Voter Registration!!
• October 30th November 3rd
• UC Week of Voter Turnout!!

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UC Students Vote! Project Tactics

• Submit Op-eds
• Host Candidate Debate(s)/Forum(s)
• Tabling/Clipboarding
• Class Raps
• Org Raps
• Phone Banking
• Door Knocking (dorm/apt storming)
• Poll Watching
• Visibility (flyers, posters, banners, buttons,
  chalking, newspaper ads)

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UC Students Vote! Project Additional Fun Tactics

• Voter Reg Turnout Concerts
• Sleep Outs the night before elections
• Greek House Competitions
• Comedy Shows
• Grad Turnout Happy Hours (Free Beer)
• Voter Reg at Sporting Events
• Voter Reg at Festivals Events

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UC Students Vote Project Means

• Advance Planning Prep over Summer
• Building a Larger Volunteer Base
• Leading Larger Stronger Diverse Vote Coalitions
• Materials
• UCSA Student Voters Guide with a Candidate
  Questionnaire Scorecard!
• T-shirts
• Buttons
• 11x14 Posters
• Door Hangers
• Electoral Organizing Manual
• Online Access to Vote Organizing Info
• Online Voter Registration
• Statewide Campus Trainings
• Increased Staff Field Time
• Support from USSA (United States Student
  Association)
• Electoral Field Organizer
• Materials
• Trainings
• Strategy Planning

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Cali Student Vote Coalition

• Who
• State Vote Coalition with UCSA, California State
  Student Association (CSSA), Cal PIRG, League of
  Young Voters Voter Reg Education Project
• Goal
• To get a gubernatorial debate at UCLA addressing
  student issues
• To unify UC, CSU Community College students to
  build a stronger more powerful student voice in
  California
• How
• Coalition Week of Action (Oct. 2nd 6th)
• On all campuses
• Collect Pledge to Vote Cards (aka Interest Cards)
• Debates
• Press Hits
• At UCLA
• Concert w/ Debate
• Gubernatorial Debate at UCLA (October)

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