Elections Commission Budget and Oversight of Public Elections Committee Meeting
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
6:00 p.m.
City Hall Room 421
Order of Business
1. Call to Order & Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes
Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the September
5, 2012 meeting of the Budget and Oversight of Public Elections
Committee. (Attachment:
draft September 5, 2012 minutes.)
3. November 6, 2012 Election Plan Review
Discussion and possible action regarding the Department of Elections'
compliance or non-compliance with the Election Plan for the November 6,
2012 Consolidated Presidential Primary Election. (Attachments:
November 6, 2012 Election Plan,
November 6, 2012 IRIS Report,
November 6, 2012 Edge Usage Report, November 6, 2012 Provisional Ballot Log.)
4. Adjournment
There will be an opportunity for public comment on each agenda item.
Materials contained in the Commission packets for meetings are available
for inspection and copying during regular office hours at the
Department of Elections, City Hall Room 48. Materials are placed in the
Elections Commission's Public Binder no later than 72 hours prior to
meetings. Any materials distributed to members of the Elections
Commission within 72 of the meeting or after the agenda packet has been
delivered to the members are available for inspection at the Department
of Elections, City Hall Room 48, in the Commission's Public Binder,
during normal office hours.
Cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices: The
ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing
electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. The Chair may order
the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the
ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing
electronic devices.
Disability Access: The Elections Commission meeting will be held in Room
421, 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.
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auxiliary aids or services, to participate in a meeting, please contact
the Department of Elections at least 48 hours before the meeting, except
for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous
Friday. Late requests will be honored, if possible. Services available
on request include the following: 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 Department of Elections at (415) 554- 4375 or our TDD at (415)
554-4386 to make arrangements for a disability-related modification or
accommodation.
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accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses,
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various chemical-based products. Please help the City accommodate these
individuals.
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Francisco Administrative Code): Government's duty is to serve the
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SUNSHINE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT
THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE, CITY HALL, ROOM 244, 1 DR. CARLTON B.
GOODLETT PLACE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102-4689; PHONE: (415) 554-7724;
FAX: (415) 554-7854; E-MAIL:
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