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Receive a presentation from the Registrar of Voters' Office on preparations for the 2020 General Elections, with contingencies; Consider adopting a resolution supporting AB860 allowing county elections officials to conduct the November 3, 2020 election as an all-mail ballot election with traditional polling places; and Consider adopting an updated stipend schedule for pollworkers and poll places for contingency measures identified by the Registrar of Voters.
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Registrar of Voters (ROV) recommends the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive a presentation from the Registrar of Voters' Office on preparations for the 2020 General Elections with contingencies;
2. Adopt a resolution (Attachment A) supporting AB860 allowing county elections officials to conduct the November 3, 2020 election as an all-mail ballot election with traditional polling places; and
3. Adopt the updated stipend schedule for pollworkers and poll places for contingency measures identified by the Registrar of Voters.
SUMMARY:
The Registrar of Voters (ROV) supports providing the maximum amount of voting opportunities for the upcoming Presidential General Election while ensuring compliance with County health orders to protect the public, our volunteers, and the employees administering the election. Maintaining low wait-times for voter services, while ensuring the election is conducted in a transparent, secure and accurate manner are key goals for the ROV.
Voting opportunities in November include options to all voters for voting by mail, in-person services at the ROV office for the normal 30-day voting period, and at assigned in-person election day polling places. ROV will provide additional mailings to ensure voters are aware of the voting options, while promoting early voting via mail or in-person, at the ROV office. This process would require an execut...
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