Items 1 & 2

Call to Order Introductions and Announcements

Item 4

Approval of minutes from October 17, 2011 and November 21, 2011 Action

Item 5

Review Community Council meeting schedule and proposed topics for 2012

Item 6

Overview of CAN and the Community Dashboard and a Closer look at Voting Proportionality

Item 7

Who am I, and what am I running for? How the uncertainty and politics of redistricting impacts voter participation. Deece Eckstein, Travis County Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator

Item 8

Barriers to voter participation and how to overcome them. New Voter ID law – what can be done to mitigate impact on voters’ ability to participate? Laurie Vanhoose, Common Cause

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Would a local Civic Engagement Table help improve voter participation? Will City Council Single Member Districts help or hurt voter participation? Fred Lewis, Texans Together and Texas Civic Engagement Table, Member of City of Austin Charter Revision Committee

Item 10

Turning issue advocacy into civic engagement and electoral participation. Kathy Miller, Texas Freedom Network

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Questions and Discussion