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6.         New Business

1. Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes for the Commission meeting of November 17, 2004. 

 

(b)       Discussion and possible action to support an amendment to California Elections Code section 12105, which requires pre-election publication of poll workers and polling places in a newspaper.  Other counties have previously recommended this change to section 12105 as a cost-savings measure.  Instead of newspaper publication, the Department of Elections could post the information on its website and in its main office.

 

(c)       Discussion and possible action to recommend that the Board of Supervisors amend Municipal Elections Code section 600, to (1) authorize the Northern California Newspaper Guild or the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists to nominate candidates for appointment by the Mayor to the Ballot Simplification Committee, and (2) provide compensation to members of the Ballot Simplification Committee.

 

(d)       Discussion and possible action to adopt the Request for Waiver dated October 27, 2004, prepared by the Director of Elections and approved by the Elections Commission, as the template for future waiver requests.

 

            (e)       Discussion and possible action to ask the Commission President or a

Commission member selected, to present and to discuss with and seek action from the Board of Supervisors on Motion # 06-16-04-2 passed by the Elections Commission on June 16, 2004: The Motion reads in part:

 

Recommendation to the Board of Supervisors for a Charter amendment moving the election for the offices of Public Defender and Assessor/Recorder from the statewide primary election to the following November General Municipal Election.   This amendment, if accepted for the Board, placed on the ballot and approved by voters, could take effect as early as 2006.  

 

 

7.         Discussion regarding items for future agendas.

8.         Public comment on any issue within the Elections Commission’s general jurisdiction.

9.         Announcements.

               ADJOURNMENT

 

Disability Access

The Elections Commission meetings are usually held in Room 408, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA. The Commission meeting room is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at United Nations Plaza and Market Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #42 Downtown Loop, and #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro Stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center. For information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142. There is accessible curbside parking adjacent to City Hall on Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue and in the vicinity of the Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Avenue adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.

The following services are available on request 48 hours prior to the meeting; except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline shall be 4:00 p.m. of the last business day of the preceding week: For American sign language interpreters or the use of a reader during a meeting, a sound enhancement system, and/or alternative formats of the agenda and minutes, please contact The Elections Office at (415) 554- 4375 or our TDD at (415) 554-4386 to make arrangements for the accommodation. Late requests will be honored, if possible.

In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City accommodate these individuals. Individuals with chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility hotline at (415) 554-6060.

Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Donna Hall, Clerk, City Hall, Room 409, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683 at Phone No.: (415) 554-7724; Fax No.: (415) 554-7854; E-mail: [email protected] Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City's website at www.ci.sf.ca.us.

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code §2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300, fax (415) 581-2317; web site at http://www.sfethics.org/.