The conference program is available here, accompanied by an accessible version here. Please note that slideshows and video of every session is not available.
Opening Remarks from the Honorable Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State
- Moderator: Dean Logan, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Los Angeles County
- Jeramy Gray, Assistant Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Information Technology, Los Angeles County
- Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters, Orange County
- Brandi Orth, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Fresno County
- Dora Rose, Senior Director of Civic Engagement, League of Women Voters of California
- Tricia Webber, Assistant County Clerk, Santa Cruz County
Keynote by David Becker, Executive Director, Center for Election Innovation & Research
Session A – Empowering Communities: The California Voting Rights Act
- Moderator: John Dobard, Ph.D. Manager of Political Voice, Advancement Project California
- Denise Hulett, National Senior Counsel, MALDEF
- Jonathan Paik, Orange County Director, Korean Resource Center
- Pablo Rodriguez, Executive Director, Communities for a New California Education Fund
- Mickie Solorio Luna, City Councilmember, City of Hollister
- Moderator: Lori Shellenberger, Election Reform and Voting Rights Strategist
- William Moore, Peer Instructor, We Care A Lot Foundation, The VOTE! Project
- Fred Nisen, Supervising Attorney for Voting Rights, Disability Rights California
- Gail Pellerin, County Clerk, Santa Cruz County
- Jose Pena, Assistive Technology Coordinator, Dayle McIntosh Center-Anaheim
Session C – Meeting the Needs of a Diversifying Electorate: Language Access in California’s Elections, Past and Future | slides
- Moderator: Deanna Kitamura, Voting Rights Project Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles
- Jesse Salinas, Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters, Yolo County
- Deep Singh, Executive Director, Jakara
- Jonathan Stein, Voting Rights Staff Attorney and Program Manager, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus
Session D – Path to the Polls: Building a More Inclusive Democracy by Pre-registering California’s Youth
- Moderator: Ofelia Medina, Director of State Civic Engagement Policy, NALEO Educational Fund
- Mynor Godoy, Senior Associate, Movement Strategy Center
- Lizette Mata, Assistant Chief Deputy, Office of the California Secretary of State
- Ryan Ronco, Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voters, Placer County
- Emily Rusch, Executive Director, CALPIRG and CALPIRG Education Fund
Session E – Achieving Greater Consistency in Californians’ Vote-by-Mail Experience
- Moderator: Kim Alexander, President and Founder, California Voter Foundation
- Joseph E. Holland, Registrar of Voters, Santa Barbara County
- Jana Lean, Chief of Elections, Office of the California Secretary of State
- Raul Macias, Voting Rights Attorney, ACLU of California | handout
- Whitney Quesenbery, Co-Director, Center for Civic Design
Session F – Diving into California’s Voter’s Choice Act: A Close Look at SB 450
- Moderator: Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause
- Rosalind Gold, Senior Director of Policy, Research, and Advocacy, NALEO Educational Fund
- Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters, Orange County
- James Schwab, Chief of Legislative Affairs, Office of the California Secretary of State
- Paul Spencer, Voting Rights Attorney, Disability Rights California
Session G – #GettingitRight: Voting Information for the Modern Electorate
- Moderator: Jen Tolentino, Director of Policy & Civic Technology, Rock the Vote
- Maria Bianchi, Project Manager, Voting Information Project, Democracy Works
- Steven Carda, NVRA and Voter Outreach Program Manager, Office of the California Secretary of State
- Samidh Chakrabarti, Product Manager for Civic Engagement, Facebook
- Michael Hogan, Partner Manager, Google
Session H – Winning Strategies to Engage Underrepresented Communities
- Moderator: Dora Rose, Senior Director of Civic Engagement, League of Women Voters of California
- Dorian Caal, Director of Civic Engagement Research, NALEO Educational Fund
- Daylan Johnson, Team Leader, Building Blocks for Kids Collaborative: African American Civic Engagement Project
- Jennifer B. Lyle, Executive Director, Building Blocks for Kids Collaborative
- Michael Vu, Registrar of Voters, San Diego County
- Karla Zombro, Field Director, California Calls
Closing Plenary: Vote Centers in Action – The Experiences of Other States
- Moderator: John Myers, Sacramento Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
- Doug Chapin, Director, Program for Excellence in Election Administration, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
- Dana DeBeauvoir, County Clerk, Travis County, TX
- Joseph Gloria, Registrar of Voters, Clark County, NV
- Matthew Masterson, Chairman, U.S. Election Assistance Commission