Voter outreach and low election turnout
Imperial County, California
Summary
A resident revealed that a $50,000 outreach allocation for low-propensity and limited-English voters was never actually delivered to the Registrar of Voters due to a motion mix-up — and the county now has the state's lowest voter turnout at 22%.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Sep 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $50,000 in outreach funding that was approved in concept but never delivered.
Voters — especially low-propensity and limited-English voters — if the funding is finally delivered.
Voters who were not informed of the transition to the Voter's Choice Act model, contributing to a 22% turnout.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Board of Supervisors - Sep 1, 2026
Imperial County's primary turnout was just 26.87% — worst-in-state territory — and the public benefits committee denied $50,000 requests for voter outreach. The Registrar is using $17,000 in one-time state money for a voter education video, and supervisors asked about nonprofit partnerships.
Board of Supervisors - Aug 18, 2026
Imperial County had the lowest turnout in California last election, and a resident is pushing for $50,000 in registrar outreach funding plus a briefing on what went wrong in June.
Board of Supervisors - Aug 11, 2026
A resident revealed that a $50,000 outreach allocation for low-propensity and limited-English voters was never actually delivered to the Registrar of Voters due to a motion mix-up — and the county now has the state's lowest voter turnout at 22%.
Board of Supervisors - Jul 7, 2026
Isabel Solis and Eric Reyes urged the county to improve multilingual voter outreach and notify the public soon about reduced eleven-day voting centers, noting Imperial County's 26% turnout — the state's lowest.
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