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Placer County Grand Jury
• 2020-2021
Response to the Placer County Grand Jury 2020-2021 Final Report R3: By March 1, 2022, the court administrative officer
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Findings 13 findings
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Placer County Elections staff are committed to ensuring that registered voters have the opportunity to vote and all ballots are properly collected, counted, and secured.
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Placer County Elections Office is complying with the requirements of SB 423 and AB 860.
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Placer County Elections Office staff works with other public agencies to support the election.
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Placer County Elections staff have planned, developed processes, and invested in supplies to safeguard the health and safety of both voters and poll workers.
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There has been an expansion from 3 days to seventeen days for the collection, verifying, and counting ballots.
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Ballots are collected, verified, and counted beginning October 5, 2020, but are not tabulated until November 3 after 8:00 p.m.
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If voting in person, individuals will have four days to vote at a Voter Service Center, instead of just one day at a precinct.
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Lake Tahoe voters using the US Postal Service could have their ballots delayed getting to the Auburn Elections Office.
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Voters placing a stamp on their return ballot envelope could have their ballots delayed getting to the Auburn Elections Office.
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There will be additional drop box locations for the public to return their vote-by- mail ballots if they choose not to use the US Postal Service.
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The live real-time connection between the VSC locations and the voter registration database has not been previously used.
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The full cost for the November 2020 election is unknown. Response to -2021 Final Report
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As a result of SB 423 and AB 860, Placer County Elections Office has developed many new processes. The efficacy of these processes will not be known fully until after the November 2020 election.
Recommendations 3
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R1Page 117Placer County Elections staff should develop additional processes for maintaining the accuracy of the voter rolls.
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R2Page 117By March 1, 2021, the Placer County Registrar of Voters will provide to the 2020- 2021 Placer County Grand Jury a written summary that documents all costs associated with the November 2020 general election.
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R3Page 117By March 1, 2021, the Placer County Registrar of Voters will provide the 2020-2021 Placer County Grand Jury a written debrief of issues/problems encountered during the November 2020 general election as well as what the department did to resolve the issues/problems and what the department has learned from this experience, both positive and negative.