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

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

3. Senate Bill 415

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

5. 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 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

6. 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”

7. Charter City Applicability
Opinion sought from the CA Attorney General

8. 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

9. 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

10. Senate Bill 450

11. 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 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Vote Centers

15. 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

16. Ballot Drop-offs

17. 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

18. 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

19. New Voting Experience

20. Voting Systems Assessment Project

21. New Voting Experience

22. 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

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

24. 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

25. New Voter Experience Video