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PR.3

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Date:	April 26, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Presentation by the Elections Department on Regional Early Voting Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/26/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Gayle Israel (925) 957-8860

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 26, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Contra Costa County Election Division will present an elections update, including information about the new Regional Early Voting sites and the 2016 Sample Ballot Photo Contest.(Joe Canciamilla, Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters)

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

2016 has already been busy for the Contra Costa Elections team, as we are now about a little over a month away from the June 7th primary election.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Our office is sending out Voter Information Guides this week to about 540,000 registered voters in the county. We also continue to teach classes for those residents who plan to volunteer at polling places on Election Day.

The Elections Office is also teaming up with the League of Women Voters from Diablo Valley and West County and the folks at CCTV to broadcast its Election Preview candidate roundtables. Those will be available on the county Website and Contra Costa Elections YouTube page in early May. Preparation is underway for vote-by-mail ballots to be sent out to voters on May 9th. Those voters can vote whenever they want, but their envelope must be postmarked by Election Day. One new program that the Elections Office is excited about is called Regional Early Voting. Starting May 31st, Contra Costa residents will be able to vote a week in advance of Election Day at any of 6 sites. Imagine living in Antioch but being able to vote near your work in San Ramon. The hope is that residents have a wide variety of options to make voting more convenient. A couple of important dates to remember: May 23rd is the last day to register to vote in the Primary, while May 31st is the last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot.