Voting and civic engagement is one of many ways to effect community change and build people power! RYSE youth leaders engage in campaign planning, peer education, community outreach, voter/civic engagement and local/statewide advocacy efforts. Youth organizing efforts focus on various systems and levels of government. RYSE is also part of multiple power building coalitions with youth representatives in leadership roles locally and statewide, including Power CA, the CA Black Power Network and YO! California.

This election season young people are making a call-to-action - ‘Vote for Us!’ where young people who are not of voting age/not eligible to vote are sharing the issues that are important to them and why they need their community to show up and vote this election season - especially for state and local issues. Check back here and on our social media for campaign videos and announcements for events!

Using the link above you can:

• Check where you are registered to vote.

• Check your political party preference.

• Check your language preference for election materials.

• Check the status of your vote-by-mail or provisional ballot.

• Find your polling place.

• Find information for upcoming local and state elections.

• Find contact information for your county elections office.

• Choose how you want to receive your state and county voter guides before each election.

• If you recently registered online, please wait at least 24 hours before checking your status.

Contra Costa Voter Education Resource:

• Visit secure-election.org for answers to common questions, videos and fact sheets. If they have more questions, they can contact the Elections Division by calling (925) 335-7800 or emailing voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.

• Slide deck and speaking points

• FAQs

• Fact sheets

• Videos

• Social media graphics

• Social media response library

RYSE Events & Activities

National Voter Registration Day - Street Mural Painting 

• Tuesday, September 17th, 1-7pm

• Location: RYSE, 3939 Bissell Ave, Richmond, CA 94805

• Open RYSE Community Partners and Youth Members

Volunteer to Phonebank with RYSE

• Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3-8pm (at RYSE)

• Saturdays 10-2pm (virtual)

• Sundays 3-8pm (virtual)

• MOBILIZE LINK

RYSE Volunteer Canvassing Days

• Saturdays in October (Date & Times TBA)

• Location: RYSE, 3939 Bissell Ave, Richmond, CA 94805

• Open to the community

RYSE Youth Election Night Watch Party

• Tuesday, November 5th (Time TBA)

• Location: RYSE, 3939 Bissell Ave, Richmond, CA 94805

• For RYSE members only

Community Partner Events & Activities

Youth Voter Information Livestream Event 2: How to Vote Your Ballot

• Thursday, Sept. 19 from 6 – 6:45 p.m.

• On Instagram with contra_costa_elections

• Join this conversation, especially for youth and young adults, with a detailed guide on how to fill out your ballot, instructions on submitting mail-in ballots and voting in person and an interactive voting demo with a mock ballot.