Senior vote

The Senior Vote program arose in 2010 to educate California Senior voters about issues directly affecting them, whether legislation, propositions, or candidates. CARA’s goal is always to preserve, protect, and improve social security, Medicare, and Medicaid and advocate for housing/rent control, in-home support services, improved care at skilled nursing facilities, and Medicare for all. CARA does not endorse candidates and is non-partisan.

CARA acknowledged that in previous elections, 70% of senior voters over the age of 65 voted. Regardless, traditional Get Out The Vote campaigns have excluded seniors. CARA’s education process connects active CARA members to undecided voters over 65 to discuss the impact of voting on senior programs and benefits. Our efforts cross party lines and address issues that affect all seniors, and to that end, we seek to inform all seniors. Some methods we use to educate and inform include phone banking, postcards, report cards, organizing town halls, and meeting with legislators.