The conference program is available here [1], accompanied by an accessible version here [2]. Please note that slideshows and video of every session is not available.
Opening Remarks from the Honorable Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State [3]
- 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 [5]
- Brandi Orth, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Fresno County [6]
- Dora Rose, Senior Director of Civic Engagement, League of Women Voters of California [7]
- Tricia Webber, Assistant County Clerk, Santa Cruz County [8]
Keynote by David Becker, Executive Director, Center for Election Innovation & Research [9]
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 [10]
- 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 [12] | slides [13]
- 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 [14]
- Lizette Mata, Assistant Chief Deputy, Office of the California Secretary of State [15]
- 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 [16]
- Jana Lean, Chief of Elections, Office of the California Secretary of State [17]
- Raul Macias, Voting Rights Attorney, ACLU of California [18] | handout [19]
- Whitney Quesenbery, Co-Director, Center for Civic Design [20]
Session F – Diving into California’s Voter’s Choice Act: A Close Look at SB 450 [21]
- 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 [22]
- James Schwab, Chief of Legislative Affairs, Office of the California Secretary of State [23]
- Paul Spencer, Voting Rights Attorney, Disability Rights California [24]
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 [25]
- Dorian Caal, Director of Civic Engagement Research, NALEO Educational Fund [26]
- 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 [27]
- Karla Zombro, Field Director, California Calls [28]
Closing Plenary: Vote Centers in Action – The Experiences of Other States [29]
- 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 [30]
- Matthew Masterson, Chairman, U.S. Election Assistance Commission [31]