Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Subject: California Voter's Choice Act (Senate Bill 450) Authorization to Conduct
All-Mailed Ballot/Vote Center Elections for the June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The County's Chief Elections Officer to proceed with the implementation of the California Voter's Choice Act (Senate Bill 450) and related statutory requirements; and
B) The June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election to be the first countywide All-Mailed Ballot/Vote Center election held under the provisions of the California Voter's Choice Act.
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BACKGROUND:
The California Voter's Choice Act (Senate Bill 450) was signed into law on September 29, 2016, authorizing 14 counties, including San Mateo, to conduct any election as an All-Mailed Ballot/Vote Center election commencing in 2018. The legislation was part of a sweeping collection of election reforms designed to increase voter participation, enlist public engagement, and expand voting options for all voters. The California Voter's Choice Act (VCA) fundamentally changes the manner in which elections are to be conducted in the future, by establishing an All-Mailed Ballot/Vote Center model, utilizing Ballot Drop-Off locations strategically placed throughout the county.
In March 2017, the Board was at the forefront of the VCA legislative process as one of the first counties in the State to actively support the passage of this new legislation. The passage of the VCA was made possible, in many respects, by our successful experience in conducting the November 3, 2015 Countywide Local Consolidated All-Mailed Ballot Election under the authority of Assembly Bill 2028 (All-Mailed Ballot Election). Many of the recommendations and methodologies contained in our AB 2028 report to the ...
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