Healthy democracies require engaged voter participation; informed citizens selecting representatives through lively elections.  

 

Recognizing this, GRI’s Pro Democracy Workgroup has been collaborating with the League of Women Voters Mendocino County and Indivisible Mendocino County on projects to support informed engagement in the upcoming Mendocino County Elections.

 

This collaboration started with the hosting of a conference to develop a “Platform for the Common Good.” This Platform serves as a statement by Mendocino County residents about the challenges we face collectively and what outcomes for the common good we want our government and society to actualize.

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Next, we surveyed local government candidates on core planks of the Platform for the Common Good, and put our findings into an Assessment along with information from the Mendocino County Elections Office. 

 

The workgroup takes no position in support or opposition to any local candidate or ballot measure. This assessment is solely intended to assist the public in becoming educated and informed about local candidates on the June 2nd 2026 Primary Election ballot.