Special Joint Meeting of the Pasadena City Council & the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education February 16, 2017

Future Voting Experience in Los Angeles County Senate Bill 415 Senate Bill 450 Voting Systems Assessment Project

Senate Bill 415

SB 415 Overview Approved by Governor September 1, 2015 Adds Sections 14050-57 to the Elections Code Titled “California Voter Participation Rights Act” Takes Effect January 1, 2018

Effect on Jurisdictions Odd year elections or elections other than those held in June or November are not “statewide elections” June or November even-year elections are “statewide elections” New Elections Code section 14052 prohibits local jurisdictions from holding elections on Non statewide date if: Turnout in any one of the four previous elections is 25% less than the average of the last four statewide elections

Benefits Maximizes turnout potential (November statewide elections have highest participation) Election costs likely to be lower since more entities have elections on this date and costs will be spread over larger group Prevention of potential lawsuits under “Rights of Voters” and “Voter Participation”

Charter City Applicability Opinion sought from the CA Attorney General

BOS Approvals as of 2/13/17 EFFECTIVE DATES NOVEMBER 2016 Cities:   NOVEMBER 2016 Cities: Carson Malibu Palmdale Santa Clarita Schools: Santa Clarita CCD Saugus Union SD JUNE 2018 Pasadena Area CCD NOVEMBER 2018 Agoura Hills Artesia Bell Gardens Bellflower Calabasas El Monte La Puente Pico Rivera South Pasadena West Covina Westlake Village Antelope Valley CCD Antelope Valley Joint Union HSD Bonita USD Charter Oak USD Citrus CCD Claremont USD Culver City USD Duarte USD Eastside Union SD Las Virgenes USD Lawndale SD Lennox SD Mount San Antonio CCD Newhall SD San Marino USD South Pasadena USD South Whittier Sulphur Springs SD Torrance USD West Covina USD Westside Union SD William S. Hart Union HSD Water Districts: La Puente Valley CWD Newhall CWD Orchard Dale CWD Pico CWD NOVEMBER 2020 Los Angeles Rancho Palos Verdes West Hollywood Hidden Hills Los Angeles CCD Los Angeles USD NOVEMBER 2022 San Dimas San Fernando

Pending BOS Approval as of 2/13/17 PENDING APPROVALS IN FEBRUARY FOR NOVEMBER 2018 Schools: Azusa USD Baldwin Park USD El Rancho USD Norwalk-La Mirada USD Rowland USD Wilsona SD Wiseburn USD Water Districts: Rowland CWD IN MARCH FOR JUNE 2018 Cities: Rolling Hills Estates IN MARCH FOR NOVEMBER 2018 Santa Fe Springs Bassett USD Hacienda La Puente USD Monrovia USD Valle Lindo SD Crescenta Valley CWD Walnut Valley California WD

Senate Bill 450

SB 450 Overview Approved by Governor September 29, 2016 Amends Sections 3017 and 15320; adds Sections 4005, 4006, and 4007, and adds and repeals Section 4008 of, the Elections Code, relating to elections Titled “California Voter’s Choice Act” Takes Effect January 1, 2018 14 Counties permitted Calaveras Napa Sacramento Santa Clara Sutter Inyo Nevada San Luis Obispo Shasta Tuolumne Madera Orange San Mateo Sierra

SB 450 Components Local Option Vote Centers Early Voting Election Day Ballot Drop-Off Locations All Vote By Mail (VBM) Election (LA 2024) Public Planning Process Education and Outreach

Vote Centers Consistent with VSAP and a critical component to the successful implementation of the new voting system Allows registered voters to vote at any location in the county during voting period 1/30,000 (E-10 – E-4): 173 1/city with at least 1,000 registered voters 1/7,500 (E-3 – ED): 692 Accessibility and Language-Assistance Requirements

Vote Centers

Ballot Drop-offs Secured, accessible and Locked Open during regular business hours One exterior location open 12 hours/day Possible drive-thru drop-offs 1/15,000 PVBM (E-28 – Election Day): 151

Ballot Drop-offs

Public Planning Process Establish a language accessibility advisory committee and a voting accessibility advisory committee County will conduct a service area analysis of vote center plans Draft plan for the administration of elections conducted, which contains vote center and drop-off proximity locations Provide public meetings to accept public comments

Education & Outreach Education & outreach plan approved by the SOS Public service announcements though the media Conduct voter educational workshops Public posting of information on locations, hours of operation and amount of vote centers & drop-offs Toll-free voter assistance hotline 2 direct contacts with voters for purpose of informing

New Voting Experience

Voting Systems Assessment Project

New Voting Experience

Goals Design a new voter experience that is voter-centered and sensitive to the human experience Implement publicly-owned voting systems Spur innovation in the voting system market Encourage a regulatory environment that allows for development, certification and implementation of publicly owned, voter-centered systems Establish LA County as the new model for voting system development and implementation Make research findings available for other jurisdictions to utilize and replicate process where desired

Strategy Engage voters Open process Collaborative partnerships Consult experts Utilize sound data

Project Timeline Phase I: Public Opinion Baseline Research (Sep 2009 – Jul 2010) Phase II: Establishment of Principles (Jan 2011 – Dec 2011) Phase III: System Design and Engineering (Jan 2012 – Nov 2016) Phase IV: Manufacturing and Certification (Dec 2016 – Dec 2019) 2010 2011 2016 2020

New Voter Experience Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79GGTDV38CY&feature=youtu.be