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"How Election Reforms, Participation Trends, and COVID-19 Will Shape California’s 2020 Election”

California Assemblymember Marc Berman and California Senator Tom Umberg

https://uccs.ucdavis.edu/events/2020-October-22-NewElectorateProject
"How Election Reforms, Participation Trends, and COVID-19 Will Shape California’s 2020 Election”
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California Assemblymember Marc Berman and California Senator Tom Umberg

When	Oct 22, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (America/Los_Angeles / UTC-700)
Where	1130 K Street, Room LL3
Contact Name	Brooke Miller Jacobs
Contact Phone	9164455161
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Co-sponsored by the New Electorate Project

Join UC Center Sacramento and the New Electorate Project remotely on Thursday, October 22nd from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm for a discussion, headlined by California Assemblymember Marc Berman and California Senator Tom Umberg, on "How Election Reforms, Participation Trends, and COVID-19 Will Shape California’s 2020 Election.” This discussion will bring together policymakers with UC faculty from the New Electorate Project to release a special issue of the California Journal of Politics and Policy as well as a new poll reporting how Californians view the upcoming election.

Assemblymember Marc Berman represents the 24^th District, which includes southern San Mateo Berman Photo County and northern Santa Clara County in the heart of Silicon Valley. In the Assembly, Assemblymember Berman serves as chair of the Committee on Elections and Redistricting, where he has become a leading voice on protecting voters from deceptive elections practices, making election information more accessible to voters, and improving election cybersecurity and campaign finance disclosure.

Senator Tom Umberg represents the 34^th Senate District, which includes parts of northern Orange Umberg Photo County and a small portion of Long Beach. Previously, he served in the California State Assembly, representing the 69^th District. In the Senate, Senator Umberg serves as Chair of the Senate Select Committee on the 2020 United States Census and Chair of the Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments.

The New Electorate Project is funded by the University of California’s Office of the President, this project brings together faculty members, graduate students and undergraduates at five UC campuses with collaborators at USC and the Public Policy Institute of California. For more information about the New Electorate Project please see their website http://newelectorateproject.org.

In light of the community concerns regarding COVID-19, this talk will be given as a webinar. There will not be an in-person option. The link will be provided on Wednesday, October 21^st to those that have registered by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, October 20^th.