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Elections Commission

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AGENDA  

ELECTIONS COMMISSION

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

City Hall, Room 408

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

7:00 pm

COMMISSIONERS

 

The Honorable Richard P. Matthews, President

The Honorable Sheila Chung, Vice President

The Honorable Gerard Gleason

The Honorable Michael Mendelson

The Honorable Eric Safire

The Honorable Arnold Townsend

 

Shirley Rodriques

COMMISSION SECRETARY


Wednesday, August 17, 2005

  ORDER OF BUSINESS

1.         CALL TO ORDER

2.         ROLL CALL

3.         FLAG SALUTE

4.         Public Comment on any issue within the Elections Commission’s general jurisdiction.  The Commission will hear specific public comment on each action item on the agenda before taking action on that item. 

5.         Presentation by Supervisor Sean Elsbernd regarding proposed legislation to allow individuals and organizations to submit only one free ballot argument per measure and establishing new priority level for state and local elected officials registered to vote in San Francisco who submit ballot arguments.

5.         Director’s Report

       


 

                   • Voter Services Division   • Poll Worker Division       

          • Campaign Services          • Technology Division

          • Poll Locating/ADA                        • Outreach   

          • Budget / Personnel • Request for Proposal (RFP) Update of

          • Publications                        process for selection of new voting system

 

     

  1. President’s Report

 

             • Oversight and Observation activities:

• Participation in the request for public input in the “Mock Election” for

                   selection of a new voting system

 

7.         Commissioners’ Reports

         • Meetings with public officials

         • Meetings with nongovernmental organizations

             • Oversight and Observation activities

             • Long-range planning for Commission activities and areas of study

 

8.         Budget and Policy Committee Report

             • Recommendation regarding plan for voter eligibility notification for ex-   offenders.

• Recommendation regarding support for having all-postal-return ballots for all elections in San Francisco.

 

9.         Presentation by the Director of Elections about operations during the six months prior to Election Day and Election Day to certification.

10.       New Business

(a)       Discussion and possible action to approve the Election Plan for the  November 8, 2005 election.

(b)       Discussion and possible action to submit a request to the Board of Supervisors for a waiver allowing certain City employees to work on the November 8, 2005 election.

11.        Discussion regarding items for future agendas.

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

13.       Announcements.

14.        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/.