Elections Oversight Committee
TL;DR
The Elections Oversight Committee met to discuss various election-related policies and procedures, including potential changes to election cycles and voting methods. The committee reviewed past reports and considered modifications to campaign contribution rules and committee naming.
Key Decisions
- Municipal Election Cycle Change Tabled
- Instant Run-Off Voting Report Review Approved
- Office Holder Account Contribution Limits Approved
- Campaign Account Transfer Policy Approved
- Committee Name Change Tabled
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER (5:05 PM)
- ROLL CALL
- OLD BUSINESS (5:08 PM)
- 1. Recommendation to receive and file the minutes of the Elections Oversight Committee for the meeting of Tuesday, July 20, 2010.Agenda ItemAction: received and filed Passed
A motion was made by Vice Chair DeLong, seconded by Chair Garcia, to receive and file. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 2. Recommendation to receive and review the the 2002 Ethics Task Force Report.Agenda ItemAction: approve recommendation Passed
A motion was made by Vice Chair DeLong, seconded by Chair Garcia, that this matter be approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 3. Recommendation to discuss conversion to a June and November municipal election cycle and consolidation of elections with the June Statewide Primary Election and the November Statewide General Election in even-numbered calendar years.Agenda ItemAction: laid over Passed
A motion was made by Vice Chair DeLong, seconded by Member Schipske, that this item be laid over to a future date. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 4. Recommendation to receive and file a report on Instant Run-Off Voting (IRV).Agenda ItemAction: approve recommendation Passed
A motion was made by Vice Chair DeLong, seconded by Member Schipske, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
- NEW BUSINESS (5:56 PM)
- 5. Recommendation to discuss policy on office holder account contribution limits.Agenda ItemAction: approve recommendation Passed
A motion was made by Member Schipske, seconded by Chair Garcia, that this matter be approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 6. Recommendation to discuss policy on campaign account transfers.Agenda ItemAction: approve recommendation Passed
A motion was made by Member Schipske, seconded by Chair Garcia, that this matter be approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 7. Recommendation to deliberate on changing the title of the Elections Oversight Committee to the titled name of Election and Government Oversight Committee.Agenda ItemAction: laid over Passed
A motion was made by Chair Garcia, seconded by Vice Chair DeLong, that this item be laid over to a future date. The motion carried by the following vote:
- PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (6:11 PM)
- ADJOURNMENT (6:12 PM)
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- SECOND ROLL CALL (5:11 PM)
- Also present: Heather Mahood, Assistant Chief City Attorney; Larry Herrera, City Clerk; and Dina Lopez Wild, City Clerk Specialist.
- ROLL CALL (5:05 PM)
- At 5:05 P.M., Chair Garcia called the meeting to order.