April 11, 2019
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.
Introduction by Rosalind Gold, Chief Public Policy Officer, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund.
Keynote by the Honorable Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State [3]
Opening Plenaries
I. Ensuring Every Vote Counts: What Happens After Election Day? [4]
- Moderator: Dora Rose, Senior Director for Civic Engagement, League of Women Voters of California [5]
- Rebecca Martinez, County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters, Madera County
- John Myers, Sacramento Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
- Gail Pellerin, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Santa Cruz County [6]
- Pablo Rodriguez, Founding Executive Director, Communities for a New California
II. The Voter’s Choice Act: Evaluating California’s New Voting Model [7]
- Moderator: Catherine Hazelton, Principal Consultant, Hazelton Strategies
- David Becker, Executive Director and Founder, Center for Election Innovation & Research [8]
- Eric McGhee, Research Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California. Report: New Electorate Study: How Did the Voter’s Choice Act Affect Turnout in 2018 [9]?
- Karthick Ramakrishnan, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, University of California, Riverside
- Mindy Romero, Founder and Director, California Civic Engagement Project, Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California Report: California Voter’s Choice Act: Key Considerations on Implementation [10]
Luncheon Program
Census 2020 and Redistricting Outreach Resource Showcase [11]
- Rock the Votes’ “We Count” video [12]
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice’s factsheet on how to apply for the Citizens Redistricting Commission [13]
- NALEO Educational Fund’s Census “How the US Census Works” video [14]
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions Round I
A. Expanding Democracy Through Re-enfranchisement [15]
- Moderator: Brittany Stonesifer, Voting Rights Attorney, ACLU of California
- Jen Dean, Deputy Director, Chicago Votes | Resources: 1 [16], 2 [17], 3 [18]
- Jeff Klein, Manager, Voter Education Outreach & Community Relations, Los Angeles County
- Daisy Ramirez, Orange County Jails Project Coordinator, ACLU of Southern California
- Brendon Woods, Public Defender, Alameda County [19]
- B. Emergency Medical Ballots: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement
- Moderator: Gabe Taylor, Voting Rights Advocate, Disability Rights California
- John Arntz, Director, San Francisco Department of Elections [20]
- Courtney Bailey-Kanelos, Registrar of Voters, Sacramento County
- Fred Nisen, Supervising Attorney for Voting Rights, Disability Rights California [21] | rtf [22]
- Rebecca Spencer, Registrar of Voters, Riverside County
C. Census 2020 and Election 2020: Getting Out the Count and the Vote
- Moderator: Gail Pellerin, Country Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Santa Cruz County
- Diana Colin, Director of Civic Engagement, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
- Lizette Escobedo, Director of National Census Program, NALEO Educational Fund [23]
- James Schwab, Chief Deputy Secretary of State, Office of Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions Round II
D. Expanding Community Participation: How Election Offices Can Host Effective Public Events
- Moderator: Paul R. Spencer, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights California
- Kiyana Asemanfar, Policy Outreach Coordinator, California Common Cause
- Paul Burgarino, Community Services Manager, Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department
- Brian Snyder, Disability Community Advocate, FREED-Aging and Disability Resource Connection
- Jonathan Stein, Staff Attorney and Voting Rights Program Manager, Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus
- Cha Vang, Executive Director, Hmong Innovating Politics
E. Protecting the Vote Through Post-Election Risk-Limiting Audits
- Moderator: Pamela Smith, Senior Advisor, Verified Voting [24]
- Cathy Darling Allen, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Shasta County [25]
- Kammi Foote, County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters, Inyo County [26]
- Noah Praetz, Member of the Election Security Initiative at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Jackie Wu, Community Outreach Manager, Orange County Registrar of Voters [27]
F. Conditional Voter Registration: How Expanding Same Day Registration Can Remove Barriers to Voting [28]
- Moderator: Raul Macias, Voting Rights Attorney, ACLU of California
- Elisa Chang, CALPIRG Students New Voters Project Campaign Coordinator, UC Riverside
- Gail Pellerin, Santa Cruz County Clerk/Registrar of Voters [29]
- Mindy Romero, Founder and Director, California Civic Engagement Project, Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California
- Ramla Sahid, Executive Director, Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans [30]
Closing Plenary [31]
Putting the Voter First: Exploring Voter Centric Reforms and Elections Practices
- Moderator: Astrid Ochoa, Executive Director, Future of California Elections
- Cathy Darling Allen, Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters [32]
- Elba Gonzalez, Executive Director, Community Health Initiative Napa County
- Deanna Kitamura, Voting Rights Project Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus [33]
- James Schwab, Chief Deputy Secretary of State, Office of Secretary of State Alex Padilla