joining me to discuss that is josh richmond, bay area news group political reporter, and michelle romeroa policy director at the green line institute. welcome to both of you. let me begin with you, michelle, because you were one of the panelists in that debate last week. what was your mission and how did it overlap with the secretary of state? >> the green line institute is really about making sure communities of color have access to the american dream. we're seeing voter i.d. law and voter i.d. law in other states. we need a secretary of state who understands. california needs to be the counter-example. >> has that come up at all in this race? >> a little bit. as a community panelist, they had a chance to ask a couple questions. asian and latino voters in california, they have the lowest registration rates and turn out at much lower rates, too, so what are they going to do about that? >> josh, turnout has been low in these off-year elections. is there anything the secretary of state can do or try to do? >> try, definitely. and both candidates have talked a lot about how to try to goose