MINUTES
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 4:30 p.m.
City Hall, Room 370
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, California
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Voting Systems Task Force Chair Jody Sanford at 4:55 p.m.
Present: Roger Donaldson
Jody Sanford
James Soper
Tim Mayer
Gregory Miller
Absent: Ka-Ping Yee
Beth Mazur
2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
By motion of Mr. Soper, seconded by Mr. Donaldson, the minutes of the February 16, 2011 meeting were approved.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public in attendance: Eva Waskell, David Cary, and Chandra Friese.
4. DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED ON “DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS ON VOTING SYSTEMS FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO”
VSTF members heard clarifying questions and comments from Chandra Friese, and comments from David Cary and Eva Waskell. All indicated that they would submit comments in writing by the end of the formal comment period.
5. DISCUSSION OF 2011 VSTF MEETING SCHEDULE AND WORK PLAN
The VSTF agreed to extend the comment period to the end of business on Friday, March 4, 2011. To accommodate the schedules of members and to allow an additional week to process comments received, the next VSTF meeting was moved from March 16 to March 23, 2011 (from 4 to 7 pm). At this meeting, members will discuss changes to the draft report based on public input. Gregory Miller indicated that he continued to pursue contact with a potential editor and would report back at the next session. Members were also asked to consider what other editing support might be solicited in the event that this candidate is not available to participate.
6. UPDATE ON OUTREACH TO OTHER CALIFORNIA JURISDICTIONS
Jody Sanford provided a brief summary of the meeting that she and Beth Mazur had with Marin County registrar Elaine Ginnold on March 1. Jim Soper indicated that he is in the process of scheduling a meeting with Contra Costa registrar
Stephen Weir. Meetings are still being pursued with Alameda and San Mateo counties.
7. NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
8. ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA
The March 23 meeting will be used to discuss proposed revisions to the report based on comments received.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:31 p.m.
