Elections Commission Meeting
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
At 6:00 pm
City Hall Room 408
AGENDA
(revised as of 9-13-2010)
Order of Business
1. Call to Order & Roll Call
2. Public comment on any issue within the Elections Commission’s general jurisdiction
3. Announcements
4. Approval of Minutes
(a) Discussion and possible action to approve the Minutes of the August 18, 2010 Elections Commission Meeting.
5. Director’s Report
· Division Updates
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· Ballot Distribution
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· Poll Locating/ADA
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· Budget/Personnel
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· Poll Worker Division
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· Campaign Services
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· Technology Division
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· Outreach
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· Voter Services
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· Publications
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· Election Security
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6. Commissioners’ Reports
● Meetings with public officials
● Oversight and Observation activities
● Long-range planning for Commission activities and areas of study
● Proposed legislation which impacts elections
7. Old Business
(a) Discussion and possible action to approve the Voter Profile Resolution and approval of forwarding the resolution to the media in the form of an OpEd with additional information regarding its importance.
Commissioner Gleason to present.
8. New Business
(a) Discussion and possible action to approve the Election Plan for the November 2, 2010 Consolidated General Election.
(b) Discussion and possible action to approve the Waiver Allowing City Employees to Assist the Department of Election with the November 2, 2010 Consolidated General Election.
(c) Presentation and demonstration on post-election audit pilot project in Humbolt County.
Commissioner Gleason to introduce Mr. Mitch Trachtenberg of the Humbolt County Transparency Project
(d) Discussion and possible action to hire a Commission secretary, including but not limited to defining the position’s description and qualifications; and approving procedures for posting the position and hiring an individual to fill the position.
9. Discussion regarding items for future agendas
Adjournment
Agenda Sept 15 2010 Revised
Disability Access
The Elections Commission meeting will be 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.
Materials contained in the Commission packets for meetings are available for inspection at the Elections Department, City Hall Room 48, in the Commission's Public Binder, no later than 72 hours prior to meetings.
If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Elections Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Elections Department, City Hall Room 48, in the Commission's Public Binder, during normal office hours.
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 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100, fax (415) 252-3112; web site at http://www.sfethics.org/.