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County Young Democrats Launch Major Millennial Voter Engagement Project

by ECT

In a bid to buck the conventional wisdom that says millennials don’t vote, the Contra Costa County Young Democrats (CCYD) on Wednesday launched one of the largest youth voter engagement project of its kind in California.

“Many people in politics assume that young people don’t vote,” said Jonathan Bash, President of the Contra Costa County Young Democrats. “That assumption is dead wrong. The truth is that those running most campaigns elect not to reach out to people under the age of forty out of sheer habit. This June, we’re going to change that.”

In partnership with the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County and the Contra Costa County Democratic Clubs Council, CCYD will lead the charge to turn out the youth vote in Contra Costa County with a major voter engagement campaign. The campaign is made possible by a $50,000 contribution from NextGen Climate President and Founder Tom Steyer, as part of his ongoing efforts to strengthen grassroots democracy and boost voter turnout in California this election cycle.

Young-Contra-Costa-Dems-2In the first phase of the project, CCYD will recruit three fellows from Diablo Valley College, Saint Mary’s College of California, and Los Medanos College, establish ten incentive grants for star volunteers, host on-campus events, and coordinate volunteers throughout the county to register voters — and convince voters to become Permanent Absentee Voters (PAV) – at public gatherings like farmers’ markets, concerts and community festivals.

In the second phase, CCYD will turn out these newly registered voters and reach out to currently registered voters between the ages of 18-39. Each of the voters will receive a number of contacts encouraging them to vote in the June 7, 2016 statewide primary election. Additionally, the three fellows, volunteers, project partners and additional canvassers will execute a Get Out The Vote (GOTV) campaign knocking on young voters’ front doors to convince them to vote.

In the third phase, CCYD will conduct a precinct-by-precinct analysis of its efforts to identify best practices and adapt them for the November 8, 2016 general election.

More information about the Contra Costa Young Democrats – and details for interested fellows and volunteers — is available at www.cocoyoungdems.org. Learn more about NextGen Climate at www.nextgenclimate.org.

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5 comments

Michael Jones Apr 14, 2016 - 1:02 pm

Hey young DemocRATS guess what???? TRUMP 2016 hahahah idiots!

Melinda Crowe Apr 18, 2016 - 12:32 pm

Are they only encouraging Democrats to vote?

Melinda Crowe Apr 18, 2016 - 12:34 pm

Are they only encouraging democrats to vote? Do they push the Democrat candidate’s on people?

Melinda Crowe Apr 18, 2016 - 12:37 pm

Are they only encouraging democrats to vote? Are they promoting or pushing the Democrat candidates?

Unome Apr 19, 2016 - 8:15 am

Encourage democrats to not vote for Hilary or Bernie and find someone else. This country can’t take another crook liar or socialist.

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