2025 Response to Grand Jury Report Report Title: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office - Locked Up, But Not Locked Out:*

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The Humboldt County Sheriff's office prepare an Elections Manual to be approved and adopted by the Sheriff for use at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility, by no later than December 31, 2025. The recommendation has been implemented. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office has created a three-page Elections Manual outlining the process by which inmates at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility may register and vote. The manual explains that this process is coordinated by Programs staff in partnership with the Humboldt County Office of Elections (HCOE). Registration forms must be completed in pen, with medical accommodations provided if necessary. Staff are required to log each registration, provide a receipt to the inmate, and submit the forms via outgoing mail. Prior to elections, Programs staff collect voter materials from HCOE, ensure distribution to housing units, and obtain same-day registration envelopes after the mail-in deadline. On Election Day, staff confirm ballot delivery, set up privacy barriers, and facilitate voting in both dorm and celled units, using general ballots when appropriate. After voting, ballots are sealed in registration envelopes, and staff update the Jail Management Records System with each inmate's voting status, ensuring that only eligible individuals' ballots are submitted. Valid ballots are then delivered to HCOE for processing. Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Response to Grand Jury Report - Jail Elections 5 3 Wi 1 ă. 0.0 < Y ... .