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Youth Engagement and Mobilization in the 2010 Toronto Municipal Election

Appendix B – Post-election Interview Questions

The questions below were used for the qualitative interviews with representatives from Toronto Election's network of youth outreach partners. Where appropriate, the interviewer prompted participants to provide further details.

  1. Can you briefly tell me a bit about your organization, and the role you play in it? What kind of work does the organization do?
  2. Has your organization been involved in voter outreach or mobilization during previous elections?
  3. Has your organization been involved in other civic or political engagement projects?
  4. What was your organization's plan for the 2010 municipal election? Can you tell me when and how was it developed?
  5. Were there any factors that made your organization alter its original plans for the 2010 municipal election?
  6. Can you give me a brief summary of the outreach and mobilization activities your organization conducted during the election?
  7. Can you tell me about the impact, as you saw it, of these activities?
  8. Can you tell me about the impact, as you experienced it, of the activities other organizations conducted during the election?
  9. Did you collaborate with any other organizations during the election?
  10. Did you get election-related information or resources from any other organizations?
  11. As you saw it, can you describe the involvement of your organization's members or community in the 2010 municipal election? How were they engaged? What obstacles to engagement did they face?
  12. What was the greatest challenge your organization faced in your work during the 2010 municipal election?
  13. In terms of best practices, did you learn anything from your experiences during the election that you would like to share?
  14. Do you have any feedback for Toronto Elections or other election authorities to consider in future elections?