Last Saturday night (5/7/16) Jay Handal, our Citywide Elections Administrator for the Neighborhood Council system, was the guest of radio show "Your Neighborhood Council" on AM870 The ANSWER. The show airs every Saturday night at 8pm. In this episode, Jay promotes Neighborhood Council elections and educates listeners on the Neighborhood Council system. Listen to the full audio clip [...]
The EmpowerLA Elections Team is on the road, registering voters and allowing them to vote, all in one step. If your Neighborhood Council is conducting an online election, let us know of great opportunities to engage voters, registering them and verifying them on the spot and then giving them an opportunity to vote, all at [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I already knew that we have some pretty awesome folks serving in our Neighborhood Councils, and it’s nice to hear when they are recognized by others in the community. Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council President Anastasia Mann will be honored as one of the Heroes of Hollywood by [...]
Read Mayor Eric Garcetti's 3rd State of City speech here. To learn more about the State of the City Address, click here.
NationBuilder is a community building platform, a powerful digital tool that allows Neighborhood Councils to engage their communities by: Accessing and Managing Voter Registration Data Managing Neighborhood Council Contact Data Creating Newsletters for Specific Audiences Creating email blasts with Surveys and RSVPs Tracking and Managing Social Media Activity EmpowerLA has a master account with NationBuilder [...]
About a month ago, we asked Neighborhood Council folks to find election bus benches, bus shelters, and street light poles that are being advertised throughout the city. The scavenger hunt is still on! Anyone that finds their bus bench, bus shelter, and pole banner in their Neighborhood Council boundaries and hashtags it with #ElectionsLA on [...]
To help Poll Workers get ready for the upcoming Neighborhood Council elections, we've created a new webpage just for Poll Workers. This webpage has useful resources such as the Polling Place manual, a flyer on what it means to be a poll worker, instructional videos, and more! The Poll Worker webpage can be found here: [...]
Lawn signs are an easy way to attract voters and candidates (regions 8-12) for the upcoming Neighborhood Council elections. EmpowerLA has created a generic artwork that all Neighborhood Councils can use to purchase their lawn signs. If you want to get your lawn sign right away, simply download the PDF file and send it over [...]
The Election Chair will be busy mastering the details of their Neighborhood Council election. There are several documents, manuals, and guidelines each Neighborhood Council Election Chair should know so that their election is held with transparency, fairness, and legitimacy. Top 5 Document List: Neighborhood Council 2016 Election Manual Candidate Guidelines Acceptable Forms of Documentation Your [...]
Are you making your list and checking it twice? We aren't talking about your holiday gift list. Rather, each Neighborhood Council President or Chair should create their elected leaders' contact list. This list should be composed of your city, county and statewide representatives who you will reach out to, during your 2016 Neighborhood Council Election. [...]
