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Communication and Engagement <br />Community engagement strengthens the community, promotes informed participation, <br />improves city decision making, and increases trust in government The following initiatives <br />would support the City of Santa Ana to further engage and inform the community of Santa <br />Ana. <br />OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES <br />INITIATIVE SUMMARY DEPARTMENT STATE/FEDERAL <br />Voter Education <br />Support legislation and grant <br />Clerk of the Council <br />State <br />and Engagement <br />programs that provide assistance <br />to cities seeking to increase voter <br />turnout and civic engagement. <br />National Voter <br />Support legislation that creates a <br />Clerk of the Council <br />State/Federal <br />Information <br />National Voter Information <br />database that can help alleviate <br />duplicate voter information. <br />Open Data <br />Support legislation and grant <br />Clerk of the Council <br />State/Federal <br />programs that foster the <br />and <br />development of Open Data <br />software. <br />Information <br />Technology Agency <br />Ensure Accurate <br />Support Federal legislation and <br />City Manager's Office <br />Federal <br />Census 2020 <br />funding to fully fund the 2020 <br />Census and provide the necessary <br />resources required to achieve a <br />fair and accurate census, <br />especially among hard -to -count <br />populations. <br />Oppose the US Department of <br />Justice's request to add a new <br />untested question relating to an <br />individual's citizenship status, <br />adding to fears that the census <br />submission could further lead to <br />potentially serious undercount. <br />