February 18, 2015, and February 19, 2015
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Master of Ceremonies Astrid Garcia Ochoa, Deputy Director, Future of California Elections
2.18.15
- Welcome, Opening Keynote and opening remarks [2]
- Welcome by Vince Hall, Executive Director, Future of California Elections
- Keynote Speaker Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of California
- Opening Plenary opening remarks by The Honorable Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State
- Expanding Participation in California’s Democracy: A look at current reforms and the road ahead [3]
- Moderator: Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause
- Lisa García Bedolla, Chancellor’s Professor, UC Berkeley [4]
- Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk, Recorder and Assessor – Registrar of Voters, County of Santa Barbara [5]
- Ted Jackson, Community Organizing Director, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers and Disability Organizing Network [6] | rtf [7]
- Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund
Afternoon Sessions
Session A: Modernizing Elections: California’s new statewide voter registration database
- Moderator: Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause
- Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters, County of Orange [8]
- Jana M. Lean, Chief of Elections, Office of the California Secretary of State [9]
- John Lindback, Executive Director, Election Registration Information Center (ERIC) [10]
- Steven Ochoa, National Redistricting Coordinator, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) [11]
Session B: Expanding Electoral Participation through Language Access
- Moderator: Ofelia Medina, Director of State Civic Engagement Policy, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund
- Zainab Badi, Claiming Our Democracy Fellow, The Greenlining Institute [12]
- Denise Hulett, National Senior Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
- Deanna Kitamura, Senior Staff Attorney, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles
- Tim McNamara, Assistant Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, County of Los Angeles
Session C: Expanding Participation for Voters with Disabilities
- Moderator: Margaret Johnson, Advocacy Director, Disability Rights California
- Adam Borovkoff, Web Content Specialist, Disability Rights California [13] | rft [14]
- Fred Nisen, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights California [15] | rtf [16]
- Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, County of Santa Cruz [17] | rtf [18]
- Marinda Reed, Peer Self-Advocacy Senior Coordinator, Disability Rights California [19] | rtf [20]
Session D: Expanding Participation for Young Voters
- Moderator: Emily Rusch, Executive Director, CALPIRG
- Kirk Aranda, Youth Organizer, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers – Youth Organizing (YO!) Disabled and Proud
- Alejandro Carillo, Student, Modesto Junior College
- Robert Frazier, Government Relations Coordinator, California State Student Association
- Stephanie Lew, CALPIRG Campus Relations Chair, UC Davis
- Julian Roberto Martinez, Northern California Undergraduate Organizing Director, UC Student Association
- Ashley Spillane, President, Rock the Vote
Welcome Reception Remarks By:
- Senator Ben Allen, Chair, Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee
- Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, Chair, Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee
2.19.15
Opening Plenary
- Best Practices for Voting Information [21]
- Moderator: Melissa Breach, Executive Director, League of Women Voters of California
- Jared Marcotte, Officer of Elections Technology, The Pew Charitable Trusts [22]
- Deanna Kitamura, Senior Staff Attorney, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles [23]
- Whitney Quesenbery, Co-Director, Center for Civic Design
- Karla Zombro, Field Director, California Calls
Morning Sessions
Session C: Expanding Participation for Voters with Disabilities
- Moderator: Margaret Johnson, Advocacy Director, Disability Rights California
- Adam Borovkoff, Web Content Specialist, Disability Rights California [24] | rtf [25]
- Fred Nisen, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights California [26] | rtf [27]
- Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, County of Santa Cruz [28] | rtf [29]
- Marinda Reed, Peer Self-Advocacy Senior Coordinator, Disability Rights California [30] | rtf [31]
Session E: Practice for Designing an Improved Voter Guide
- Manual on designing a voter guide from the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund [32]
- Whitney Quesenbery, Co-Director, Center for Civic Design [33]
- Drew Davies, Designer, Oxide Design Co. / Center for Civic Design
- Jennifer Pae, Project Manager, Voter Service and Education, League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Session F: Voting Options: Increasing ways to cast a ballot beyond Election Day | video [34]
- Moderator: Doug Chapin, Project Consultant, Future of California Elections
- Dean Logan, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, County of Los Angeles [35]
- Amber McReynolds, Director of Elections, Elections Division – City and County of Denver, Colorado
- Mindy Romero, Director, California Civic Engagement Project, UC Davis Center for Regional Change [36]
- Karla Zombro, Field Director, California Calls
Session G: Budget Challenges and Funding California’s democracy
- Moderator: Kim Alexander, President, California Voter Foundation
- Cathy Darling Allen, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, County of Shasta [37]
- Alice Jarboe, Assistant Registrar of Voters, County of Sacramento
- Chris Hoene, Executive Director, California Budget Project [38]
- Geoff Neill, Principal Policy and Fiscal Analyst, California State Association of Counties [39]
Lunch Presentation: Voter Experience Project – Los Angeles County & Greenlining Institute [40]
Afternoon Sessions
Session A: Modernizing Elections: California’s new statewide voter registration database | video [41]
- Moderator: Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause
- Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters, County of Orange [42]
- Jana M. Lean, Chief of Elections, Office of the California Secretary of State [43]
- Gary Poser, Minnesota/Board Chair – Election Registration Information Center (ERIC) [44]
- Steven Ochoa, National Redistricting Coordinator, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) [45]
Session B: Expanding Electoral Participation through Language Access
- Moderator: Ofelia Medina, Director of State Civic Engagement Policy, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund
- Zainab Badi, Claiming Our Democracy Fellow, The Greenlining Institute [46]
- Denise Hulett, National Senior Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
- Deanna Kitamura, Senior Staff Attorney, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles
- Tim McNamara, Assistant Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, County of Los Angeles
Session E: Practice for Designing an Improved Voter Guide
- Manual on designing a voter guide from the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund [47]
- Whitney Quesenbery, Co-Director, Center for Civic Design [48]
- Drew Davies, Designer, Oxide Design Co. / Center for Civic Design
- Jennifer Pae, Project Manager, Voter Service and Education, League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Session F: Voting Options: Increasing ways to cast a ballot beyond Election Day | video [34]
- Moderator: Doug Chapin, Project Consultant, Future of California Elections
- Dean Logan, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, County of Los Angeles [49]
- Amber McReynolds, Director of Elections, Elections Division – City and County of Denver, Colorado
- Mindy Romero, Director, California Civic Engagement Project, UC Davis Center for Regional Change [50]
- Karla Zombro, Field Director, California Calls
Closing Plenary: Looking Forward to an Expanded Electorate | video [51]
- Moderator: Doug Chapin, Project Consultant, Future of California Elections
- John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project, Bipartisan Policy Center
- Gary Poser, Director of Elections, Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State
- Amber McReynolds, Director of Elections, Elections Division – City and County of Denver, Colorado
- Justin Levitt, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles