Move-the-Vote Sacramento

Organize Sacramento, has partnered with Sacramento Area Congregations Together, community leaders, and other local regional nonprofit social justice organizations to advocate for improving election access for voters. We have launched a community coalition campaign to move County elected Executive Officer positions of; Sheriff, District Attorney and Assessor, elections from midterm years to Presidential years.

Why Move the vote? 

Support Assembly Bill 759!​

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Take Action:

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Email your Assemblymember and ask them to vote AYE on AB759.

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Find my Assemblymemer

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There are lots of reasons to move the election of these Sacramento County elected officers. One reason they should be moved is that the increased turnout of voters in election years (15%+) will result in candidates elected who better represent the majority of the residents of Sacramento County. Moving the elections for these officers could also save the County money.

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• There are three officers who are elected Countywide – Assessor, Sheriff, and District Attorney.

• Each Officer has a lot of power and autonomy, running their own departments and operating somewhat independently of the oversight of the Board of Supervisors and the appointed County Administrator.

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These officers matter. They impact people’s lives whether we realize it or not.

Sheriff = Law enforcement and jails;

District Attorney = Decides whether, and what charges to bring;

Assessor = Valuation OR devaluation of properties in our neighborhoods

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• Between 2000-2018, voter turnout in Sacramento County was 14-16% higher in presidential years  over gubernatorial years. - That difference can change the outcome of an election, and what it means is that a marginal percentage of voters are selecting and electing these officers. 

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Please read the attached white paper memo below to find many more reasons why moving the vote in Sacramento County  makes sense, and how- working together we can make it happen.

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ORGANIZATIONAL COALITION MEMBERS

INDIVIDUAL ENDORSERS

Lotte Colbert

Dr. Lee Turner Johnson

Veronica Beaty

Mary Scott

Evan Minton

Nancy Yamada

Mike Barnbaum

Orlando Fuentes

Sarah Kerber

Mario Guerrero

Valeria Hernandez

Manuel Buenrostro

Alison Alexander

Donna McKee

Sean Frame

Shireen Miles

The Surette Family

Heidi Sanborne

Maureen Black

Patty Gainer

Lilly Allen

Patrick Corcoran

John Hansen

Pam Maxwell

Omega Brewer

Clara Patterson

Melanie Bean

Basim Elkarra

Brian Taladay

Robert Longer

Gina McBride

Amar Shergill

Richard Wake

Glenda Marsh

Gina Barkalow Kay

Nicki Mehta

Tina Reynolds

Alison Leary

Chelsea Kelly-Reif

Mona Tawatao

Christy Wade

Mo Kashmiri

Loretta Burdeaux

Mario Guerrero

Eileen Sarasohn

Kathleen Jackson

Frances Dack

Faye Wilson Kennedy

Gina Barkalow Kay

Samantha Ayana

Earl Lagomarsino

Anna Hasselblad

Hiba Baloch

Isaac Torres

Harry Heinz

Dianne Cadwallader

David Mandel

Devon L'Ecluse

John Hansen

Elizabeth Landsberg

José M. Navarro

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