March 3, 2014
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Keynote Address
- Tammy Patrick, Federal Compliance Officer for Maricopa County Elections Department and Commissioner for the Presidential Commission on Election Administration
Opening Plenary
Election and Voting: A California and National Perspective
- Moderator: Kathay Feng, California Common Cause
- Jennie Bretschneider, Office of the Secretary of State
- Thomas A. Saenz, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Ethan Jones, California State Assembly Committee on Elections and Redistricting
- Tammy Patrick, Federal Compliance Officer for Maricopa County Elections Department and Commissioner for the Presidential Commission on Election Administration
Morning Panel
Changing Populations, Changing Ballots: Improving Language Access in California
- Moderator: Efrain Escobedo, Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk – Los Angeles County
- Steven Ochoa, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Deanna Kitamura, Asian Americans Advancing Justice- Los Angeles
- Rosalind Gold, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund
- Michelle Romero, The Greenlining Institute
Afternoon Panel
FOCE Research: Who are California Voters? How are they voting? Can we improve the resources they use to vote?
- Moderator: Catherine Hazelton, The James Irvine Foundation
- Mindy Romero, California Civic Participation Project at the University of California, Davis
- Lisa García Bedolla, Center for Latino Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley
- Cathy Darling Allen, Shasta County Clerk
- Whitney Quesenbery, Center for Civic Design
- Melissa Breach, League of Women Voters of California
Introduction to Concurrent Sessions
- Gail Pellerin, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Santa Cruz County
- Jonathan Stein, American Civil Liberties Union of California
- Jennifer Pae, League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
- Kim Alexander, California Voter Foundation
Afternoon Sessions
Vote by Many Methods: How Voters Cast their Ballots
- Moderator: Astrid Garcia, Future of California Elections
- Paul Mitchell, Political Data
- Gail Pellerin, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Santa Cruz County
- Fred Nisen, Disability Rights California
- Emily Rusch, CALPIRG Education Fund
National Voter Registration Act: Expanding Access to Voter Registration in California
- Moderator: Catherine Hazelton, The James Irvine Foundation
- Jennie Bretschneider, Office of the California Secretary of State
- Michael Vu, Registrar of Voters San Diego County
- Raúl Macías, American Civil Liberties Union of California
- Tho Vinh Bahn, Disability Rights California | rtf
Voting Information Tools: Resources to Increase Civic Engagement
- Moderator: Caroline Vance Bruister, California Forward
- Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters Orange County
- Kim Alexander, California Voter Foundation
- Jay Costa, Maplight
- David Becker, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Unlocking the Keys to a Better Informed Electorate
- Jennifer Pae, League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
- Dana Chisnell, Center for Civic Design
- Whitney Quesenbery, Center for Civic Design
Closing Roundtable
Overcoming Challenges in Election Administration, Looking Ahead to 2014 and Beyond
- Moderator: Doug Chapin, Future of California Elections
- Heather Smith, Rock the Vote
- Pamela Smith, Verified Voting Foundation
- Dean Logan, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Los Angeles County