Long Beach youth and officials discuss importance of youth voting at online forum

Oct. 30, 2020 / By Carlos Omar and Ceferino Martirez
Tags: COVID-19, Election 2020, Rex Richardson, Voting, Youth Voices

The forum hosted by LBC Votes gave young people an opportunity to speak with and ask questions to local officials.

Q&A: With Cambodian Elections on the Horizon, Long Beach Immigrant Reflects on Homeland

Jun. 2, 2017 / By Crystal Niebla
Tags: Cambodia, Government, Voting

Villages in Cambodia will elect local commune leaders on June 4.

Voting During and After Lock Up — Yes, it’s possible.

Nov. 2, 2016 / By Crystal Niebla
Tags: criminal justice, felony, incarceration, Voting

Many of those with felonies wrongly believe they can't vote but recent law cleared the air just in time for elections.

Latinx Voters can be the “Unstoppable Giant”

Nov. 1, 2016 / By Elizabeth Campos
Tags: civic engagement, Immigration, Latinas, Latinos, latinx, Voting

I didn't vote in 2012. But this year, it's different.

Asian American Voters Not Being Engaged in Ca.’s Ballot Initiative Process

Oct. 21, 2016 / By New America Media
Tags: AAPI, Asian Americans, civic engagement, Elections, Voting

A new survey of Asian American voters in California finds that many do not vote on ballot initiatives because they don't know enough about them.

Long Beach Millennials on Why They Vote — And Why They Don’t

Apr. 7, 2016 / By M. Smith
Tags: Elections, Long Beach City College, Millennials, Voting

With a local election Tuesday and a heated presidential race this year, will Long Beach youth turn up and turn out?

What We Want from the Next President

Mar. 3, 2016 / By VoiceWaves
Tags: president, Voting, Youth

Racism, college access, and immigration: Here are the issues that Long Beach youth want to see tackled by the next president.

Campaign Lessons – Getting the Vote Out in Long Beach

Jan. 13, 2015 / By Michael Lozano
Tags: Elected Officials, Elections, Vote, Voter registration, Voting

Voter turnout in Long Beach’s last election in November was an abysmal 22.1 percent. VoiceWaves spoke to local campaign managers here to zero in on what is and isn’t working in getting voters to the polls.

Long Beach Residents Answer, “Why Vote?”

Oct. 30, 2014 / By Suzan Al-Shammari
Tags: Elected Officials, Elections, Government, Voting

On Nov. 4 we get to choose who runs our government and what laws we think make the most sense for us. We vote, hoping that our voices get heard.

What Would It Take to Get Young People in Long Beach To Vote This November?

Sep. 19, 2014 / By Oscar Bautista
Tags: Vote, Voter registration, Voting, Youth

In California, about two-thirds of all eligible young adults, aged 18-24, didn’t vote — that adds up to nearly 2 million votes not cast.

Knowledge is Power: One Young Person’s Lesson in Local Government

Aug. 24, 2013 / By Summer Culbreth
Tags: community, Government, Long Beach, policy, Voting

This summer the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs & A Healthy Community held a series of workshops to educate community members about the workings of local government...