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Youth committee member urges Temple City to create student poll-worker and outreach ambassador programs
Summary
Evelyn, a member of the city youth committee, told the council she wants to expand youth civic engagement with a student volunteer poll-worker program and outreach ambassador roles; council members encouraged her to bring the idea to the youth committee.
During public comment on Nov. 5, Evelyn, a member of Temple City’s youth committee, urged the council to expand youth participation in civic processes by creating a student volunteer poll-worker program and an outreach ambassador program for students to contact voters.
"I think that it's a really great cohort, but it is a small cohort of about 12 and I think that we can do more as a city to engage more students," Evelyn said. She suggested the student poll-worker program as a way to expose young residents to elections and encourage future participation.
Council members responded supportively. One council member suggested the youth committee would be a good place to develop the proposal; Council member Chavis praised Evelyn’s service on the youth committee and highlighted her recent selection to a youth council associated with Judy Chu’s office.
Evelyn said she will bring the ideas to the youth committee. No formal council action was taken during the meeting on the proposals.
