No Kings Oct 17 in Ventura, No Kings Oct 18 in Ojai, IOV Meeting Oct 21
Author: David Wheaton
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Vote Early Day, Saturday, October 24
Vote Early Day is Saturday, October 24, a national day to make a plan and vote early. When you vote early, busy schedules, Election Day lines, and last-minute problems can’t stop you from being heard.
It’s also the day Ventura County opens its first 11 vote centers, roughly one per city, so you can vote in person that very morning. (That’s from Registrar Michelle Ascencion’s talk to our group.)
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Ventura County Is Hiring 300 Election Workers
The Elections Division of the Ventura County Clerk-Recorder’s Office is hiring 300 temporary vote center workers for the November 3 election. It pays $22.50 to $25.50 an hour, and you must be able to work October 31 through November 3.
The posting stays open only until they have enough applicants, so don’t wait.
Apply to be a Vote Center Worker →
Curious how the county keeps the count secure? Hear it from Registrar Michelle Ascencion in How Ventura County Counts Your Vote.
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Speak Up on the Federal Accreditation Rule
Accreditation is the quiet machinery that decides whether a college can offer federal student aid. The U.S. Department of Education has proposed a new rule — “Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization” (docket ED-2025-OPE-1042) — that would expand federal leverage over universities through that machinery, from what accreditors must police in hiring and curriculum to whether a program’s worth is judged mainly by graduates’ earnings.
The public comment period is open through September 21, 2026. This is one of the formal, on-the-record ways the public can weigh in: the Department is required to respond to substantive comments as part of the rulemaking record. You do not need to be an expert. A short comment in your own words — what concerns you, and why — is what matters most.
Our friends at UC Unbowed held a teach-in on accreditation with Professor Jonathan Glater and put the resources in one place:
- Watch the teach-in
- Step-by-step guidance for writing your comment
- Accreditation FAQs
- Submit your comment
You can also find these on our Hold Your Ground page, alongside the other ways to stand with the University of California.
UC Unbowed is an independent alumni and ally organization. It is not officially affiliated with, endorsed by, or a part of the University of California.
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What’s the Plan?
Indivisible leaders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin get on a Zoom weekly to update the national Indivisible community. Please check out their calls-to-action listed below – they make it easy to actually do something.
We’ll be posting these as they become available on our new What’s the Plan page. Watch the whole video each week if you have time: it’s such good stuff!
June 11, 2026
You can sign up to join their weekly zoom and submit questions to them.
You can also check out their YouTube channel or listen to their Lemonada podcast.
