<![CDATA[Twenty-two community partners funded to increase limited-English speaking voter participation]]>

<![CDATA[Twenty-two community partners funded to increase limited-English speaking voter participation]]>Earlier this year, King County Elections and the Seattle Foundation kicked-off an initiative to address the need for voter education and culturally relevant technical assistance with limited-English speaking communities.

We are excited to announce that we’ll be partnering with 22 community-based organizations to help us do that work. They are:

Asian Counseling and Referral Services
APACEvotes
Eritrean Community in Seattle and Vicinity
Inter*Im Community Development Association
International Community Health Services
Iraqi Community Center and South King County Emerging Communities for Equity partners Bhutanese Community Resource Center of WA, Nsanga Corporation and Partner in Employment
Korean American Coalition
Latino Community Fund and partners South Park Information and Resource Center and Colectiva Legal del Pueblo
Open Doors for Multicultural Families
Rajana Society
SeaMar
Somali Community Services
Somali Family Safety Task Force
Somali Youth and Family Club
Tasveer
White Center Community Development Association and partner Coalition of Immigrants, Refugees and Communities of Color

Organizations will provide voter education through outreach activities such as gatherings (e.g. workshops or ballot parties) that will help educate LES voters on the voting an partners d democratic process. They will also provide LES voters with technical assistance on how to complete a voter registration form, how to update voter information, and where to find a ballot drop box.

Increasing voter access for all voters is a priority for Elections and this is a big step in the right direction! Stay tuned for detailed stories on how these community organizations are connecting with limited English-speaking residents and helping to engage King County’s diverse communities.

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