Video recorded by Davis Media Access.
Original Invitation
The League is holding back-to-back Election Events in preparation for the 2026 midterms. This event is a CA Proposition 39 Voter Education Presentation. A forum for the Davis Joint Unified School District Board Trustee Area 3 candidates immediately precedes this one.
Join us to hear League members and election-expert guest speakers present Proposition 39 information to help us all better understand current Voter Registration/ CA Voter ID laws and
constitutional provisions, and how this proposition will change them if passed.
You may see the title of this proposition as Voter Identification, Citizenship Verification, and Registered Voter List Administration Initiative (2026). But the CA Attorney General petitioned to correct this title, and it will now appear on the ballot under the official title:
“PROHIBITS CITIZENS FROM VOTING UNLESS THEY PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION”.
When: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Time: 7 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Brunelle Hall, Davis High School 
Register with the form below.
This event will be in-person with an opportunity for audience Q&A. It will not be livestreamed. Davis Media Access will videotape the event, which will be posted here after the event and will be available through Election Day.
Rules: No campaign banners, signs, literature, handouts, buttons, T-shirts, or other campaign paraphernalia will be allowed in the forum meeting room.
Special Guests
Kate Laddish
Kate is a long-time resident of Winters, where she is the co-founder of the nonpartisan civic engagement organization, Democracy Winters. In 2023, Democracy Winters received the LWVYC Democracy Works! Award for its nonpartisan work to preserve democracy through community outreach and education, promoting voter participation and civic engagement at all levels of government.
Ms. Laddish has served in positions of leadership on multiple citizens committees and commissions advocating for voting rights and election participation accessibility. She is the current Chair of the Yolo County Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee and a member of the County’s Commission on Aging and Adult Services.
Jesse Salinas
Jesse has served as the Chief Elections Officer for Yolo County since 2016. He has been repeatedly re-elected to serve as the Yolo County Registrar of Voters, holding this office for the past 9 years.
Mr. Salinas has been recognized for outstanding public service both in state and nationally. He is especially known for his creative strategies to outreach to underrepresented communities. He is the recipient of the 2019 Guardian Award from the National Association of Election Officials
During his tenure, Mr. Salinas has led County Elections Office efforts to champion ballot accessibility innovations while promoting community youth voter registration and election participation.