Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Subject: California Voter's Choice Act - Final Election Administration Plan (EAP)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Accept report from the Chief Elections Officer regarding the California Voter's Choice Act Final Election Administration Plan and adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder to waive the Request for Proposal (RFP) process to execute an agreement with Runbeck Election Services Inc. for the purchase of On-Demand Ballot Printers and one (1) year of license and support fees, in an amount not to exceed $415,000, with a projected four-year additional cost of $290,000 to renew annual license and support fees (total cost $705,000); and
B) An appropriation transfer request recognizing unanticipated revenue of $1,057,000 from the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Elections (ACRE; the "Department") Elections System Trust Fund and making corresponding appropriations of $605,000 to Services and Supplies for laptops and other equipment used at Vote Centers, and $452,000 to Fixed Assets for a new Olympus printer and Runbeck's On-Demand Ballot Printers.
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BACKGROUND:
The California Voter's Choice Act (VCA), also known as Senate Bill 450, was signed into law on September 29, 2016, authorizing 14 counties, including San Mateo County, to conduct any election as an All-Mailed Ballot/Vote Center election commencing in 2018. The legislation was part of a broad collection of election reforms designed to increase voter participation, enlist public engagement, and expand voting options for all voters.
On September 12, 2017, this Board authorized the Chief Elections Officer to proceed with the implementation of the VCA and conduct the June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election as the first election held under the new law.
On March 19, 2018, the...
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