Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Subject: Study Session - Voter's Choice Act Draft Election Administration Plan & Voter Education and Outreach Plan Funding for FY 2019-20
RECOMMENDATION:
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Accept the informational report regarding the preliminary draft of the Voter's Choice Act Election Administration Plan & funding for the Voter Education and Outreach Plan for FY 2019-20.
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BACKGROUND:
I am pleased to submit to you San Mateo County's Election Administration Plan (EAP) & Voter Education and Outreach Plan for the administration of elections under the California Voter's Choice Act (VCA) for the period of January 2020 through January 2024.
In accordance with the requirements of the VCA, San Mateo County is commencing the public review process to amend its current EAP and establish the FY 2019-20 budget for the Voter Education and Outreach Plan.
The current EAP & Voter Education and Outreach Plan were originally adopted on March 30, 2018. The law requires that all VCA Counties amend their respective EAPs & Voter Education and Outreach Plans within two years after the initial adoption and every four years thereafter. Upon completion of the public review process, our amended EAP & Voter Education and Outreach Plan will be submitted to the Secretary of State in January 2020 for formal approval.
DISCUSSION:
A key element of San Mateo County's draft EAP is the comprehensive Voter Education and Outreach Plan. The Voter Education and Outreach Plan outlines the activities the Elections Division will undertake to increase accessibility to the electoral process for all voters, particularly voters with disabilities and language minorities. This draft EAP was built upon broad community input and the guidance from members of the County's Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee (VAAC), Language Accessibility Ad...
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