Registrar of Voters Earns High Marks for 2012 Election

R7

The County Executive Officer shall determine how the Registrar has developed a motivated, efficient and customer-friendly workforce and use those principles in training of other County Departments and Agencies. [F3]

R4

The Registrar of Voters shall continue vigilance in detecting voter fraud and other irregularities and use cutting edge technology to assist Orange County in this effort. [F6]

R3

The Registrar of Voters shall continue efforts through training, outreach and design to minimize the amount of vote-by-mail ballots that must be rejected34 due to voter error. [F7]

R8

The County‘s Emergency Manager shall plan and host a table top emergency management exercise that involves an event likely to strike Orange County (earthquake, wildfire, power grid failure, Santa Ana wind event) in the days prior to a general election. [F8] The Registrar of Voters shall respond to Recommendations R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5. The County Executive Officer shall respond to Recommendations R5, R6 and R7. The County‘s Emergency Manager shall respond to Recommendation R8 REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS: The California Penal Code §933 requires any public agency which the Grand Jury has reviewed, and about which it has issued a final report, to comment to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the agency. Such comment shall be made no later than 90 days after the Grand Jury publishes its report (filed with the Clerk of the Court); except that in the case of a report containing findings and recommendations pertaining to a department or agency headed by an elected County official (e.g. District Attorney, Sheriff, etc.), such comment shall be made to the Presiding Judge with an information copy sent to the Board of Supervisors. Furthermore, California Penal Code Section §933.05 (a), (b), (c), details, as follows, the manner in which such comment(s) are to be made: (a) As to each Grand Jury finding, the responding person or entity shall indicate one of the following: (1) The respondent agrees with the finding (2) The respondent disagrees wholly or partially with the finding, in which case the response shall specify the portion of the finding that is disputed and shall include an explanation of the reasons therefore. (b) As to each Grand Jury recommendation, the responding person or entity shall report one of the following actions: (1) The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary regarding the implemented action. (2) The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame for implementation. (3) The recommendation requires further analysis, with an explanation and the scope and parameters of an analysis or study, and a time frame for the matter to be prepared for discussion by the officer or head of the agency or department being investigated or reviewed, including the governing body of the public agency when applicable. This time frame shall not exceed six months from the date of publication of the Grand Jury report. (4) The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an explanation therefore. (c) If a finding or recommendation of the Grand Jury addresses budgetary or personnel matters of a county agency or department headed by an elected officer, both the agency or department head and the Board of Supervisors shall respond if requested by the Grand Jury, but the response of the Board of Supervisors shall address only those budgetary /or personnel matters over which it has some decision making aspects of the

R5

The Registrar of Voters will partner with and lobby within the State of California to identify appropriate safeguards and recommend legislative changes that allow Californians serving in the military to return completed ballots electronically to their respective registrars including Orange County. [F9]

R1

The Registrar of Voters shall determine the projected lifespan of its electronic voting equipment and report his findings to the County Executive Officer of the County. [F1, F2, F3, F5, F10]

R6

The County Executive Officer shall ensure the viability of the electronic voting system by earmarking funds for the procurement of replacement equipment, as needed over time. [F1, F2, F3, F5, F10] 34 As required by California state law

R2

The Registrar of Voters shall determine office and warehouse space needs for the future and work with the County Executive Officer to fulfill their office space needs for the next decade. [F11]