The 2020 General Election was like no other in recent history, the health crisis presented by COVID-19, resulted in changes to voting for Californians. Through Governor Newsom’s Executive Orders and legislative action, every voter was sent a ballot by mail but counties retained options for voting in-person, mailing their ballot or dropping off their ballot at official voting locations or drop boxes. In addition, many counties offered early voting opportunities.
FoCE led a cross sector workgroup that brought together election officials and nonprofit partners from across the state to coordinate messaging and resources for voting in a pandemic. This category contains messaging tools for voter outreach during the COVID-19 public health crisis, digital assets for voter education materials, an educational video to explain the voting options, the published report Voter Messaging in the Time of COVID-19 done in partnership with Center for Inclusive Democracy at USC, and more. These resources may serve to inform future voter education efforts as the pandemic, or other health crisis develops.
Key resources:
- Voting in a Pandemic FAQ (2020)
- Voting in a Pandemic Social Media Toolkit (2020)
- Voting Options During the Pandemic Infographic (2020) (English) Also available in Spanish, Chinese (simplified), Filipino, Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Punjabi, Vietnamese
- Voter Education Video on Voting Options During the Pandemic (2020)
- Voter Messaging in the Time of COVID-19, USC Report (2020)
- Voter Messaging in the Time of COVID-19, USC Report (2020) Appendix and Data Charts