Voice for Democracy

Newsletter of Californians for Electoral Reform

Fall 2005

Speakers and Training Available

Would you like a speaker for a community group or a high school civics class? CfER has many excellent speakers. Just contact us, giving us two to four weeks warning, and we will gladly provide an entertaining and knowledgeable speaker (or speakers) for your event.

Would your local chapter like some training? Most workshops are on how to speak about IRV and/or proportional voting, but we can provide workshops on almost any subject that would help a local chapter. In the past, for example, we've done many speaker training sessions, but we've also done workshops on how to run a local campaign, leadership skills, how to count an election for a local organization, and other topics. [Editor’s note: Marin Ranked Voting hosted a speaker training workshop on December 17 and strongly recommends it!]

The training workshops require a lot of effort, so you need to have at least six people guaranteed to attend, and the date has be mutually agreeable with the trainer. Trainers usually must be scheduled four to 12 weeks in advance.

If you'd like to have a speaker or a workshop, contact the Speakers/Training Coordinator, Jim Lindsay, at or 510-527-8025.