Election Reforms: What Should We Prioritize for 2013 and Beyond?

CACEO Priorities:

1. Unfunded State Mandates – AGAIN• Permanent Vote-by-Mail• Vote-by-Mail tabulation by precinct• 15-day Close of Registration• Voter Registration Procedures

2. Online Voter Registration Improvements• Accessibility• Multiple record submissions• Address standardization

3. Top 2 Primary Changes• Remove language from ballot• Threshold for Write-in candidates

4. Petition Reforms• Change trigger for 100% check to 95% to 105%• If 100%, once qualifies, counties can stop checking sigs

New Language Requirements

30 counties

with new

Language

requirement

for posting

Sample Ballots

at the polls.

New Use Procedures

CACEO and SOS are working together with voting system vendors to update the voting system Use Procedures for all voting systems in all counties.

Use Procedures outline how to maintain, test, audit, and secure voting systems.

Uniform Procedures

Petition Signature Verification Guidelines UOCAVA County Access Plan Vote Count Standards Vote-by-Mail Guidelines Language Glossaries Canvass Procedures

We Are Each UniqueData from November 2012 Election

Alpine County Los Angeles County

# of Reg Voters 773 4,758,437

Languages English onlyEnglish + 11 required +

4 more

Voting Precincts 5 – all mail ballot 4,993 - 4,621 polling places

Poll Workers 4 21,540 - 9,770 bilingual

Turnout 84.86% - 656 voters 68.02% - 3,236,704 voters

Certified in 3 days 26 days straight – worked Thanksgiving Day!