Youth Voter Education Materials

The California Secretary of Education has asked that all high schools in the state provide students with voter education and encourage eligible students to visit the California Secretary of State Voter Registration website  to register or pre-register to vote.

Here’s a classroom lesson to make this job easy for you:

(1) Share these two videos (“Why Vote” and “Register to Vote in California”), created for the League of Women Voters of Palo Alto by a group of local high school students.

(2) Share (or print and share) this handout titled League of Women Voters Guide For New California Voters  

(3) Point your students who are 16+ years old toward the California Secretary of State's Voter Registration  site and give them five minutes to register, pre-register, or check their registration (For best results, students need their DMV-issued ID and Social Security number.)

That’s it! Civics is easy!

Links:
https://tinyurl.com/27hc254l  (Video playlist)
https://tinyurl.com/GuideforNewCaliforniaVoters (Handout)
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration (Register)

Dig Deeper:
Pre-registration at 16 Vote at 18
California Motor Voter
Voter's Choice Act
Conditional Voter Registration - Register & Vote after the registration deadline.
Bay Area Votes- A coalition of Bay Area Election Officials offers information about the voting process and election security. 


The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, political organization that encourages informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.