CalMatters Launches Statewide VotingMatters Tour With 35+ Free Community Events
The fall program seeks to boost voter knowledge by training local hosts, supplying turnkey event kits, and offering staff and cost-sharing to community partners.
Overview
- CalMatters is running VotingMatters in person across California through Election Day to bring its 2026 Voter Guide directly to local audiences.
- The published fall schedule lists more than 35 free events statewide with stops that include Rancho Cucamonga, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.
- Organizers describe the series as nonpartisan and issue-focused and say they will work with local newsrooms, colleges, libraries, churches and nonprofit groups to host discussions.
- CalMatters invites community co-hosts, provides staff across the state to present, offers to help cover event costs, and asks interested groups to email votingmatters@calmatters.org.
- The fall push builds on earlier turnout — VotingMatters drew more than 600 attendees during the May primary, including roughly 100 people at a Modesto event — and includes an event kit with a slide deck, voter guide zine and marketing materials so communities can run their own gatherings.