Governor Gavin Newsom will be the keynote speaker at the virtual
Kick-Off Session of CSAC’s
126th Annual Meeting, which is less than a month away.
The Governor will speak during the hour-long session set to begin
at 10 am on Thursday, November 12. Register
today to ensure you have a spot to listen to Governor
Newsom discuss issues of importance to California’s 58
Counties.
The conference will be held over a week’s period. To learn more
about the entire conference, scheduled for November
12-19 in the comfort of your own home, click
here.
CSAC has engaged with the Newsom Administration virtually around
the clock over the last two weeks regarding the state’s proposal
for a new health equity metric as part of the tiering system in
place under the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. It was
posted last night here and a detailed summary
follows.
The final metric represents scores of hours of effort by the CSAC
Officers, CSAC Executive Committee, the newly formed “CSAC
Kitchen Cabinet” and CSAC Rural Caucus Working Group, affiliate
public health partners CHEAC and HOAC, and CSAC staff to craft a
substantially improved metric for counties. While the state
ultimately held firm to their belief that the new health equity
metric must be tied to the current Blueprint for a Safer Economy
tiering system despite the many steps counties have already
undertaken to reduce COVID-19 related health disparities for
months, CSAC was able to guarantee the following:
The Employee Relations policy area falls under the jurisdiction
of the Government Finance and Operations (GFO) Policy Committee
and is responsible for all issues related to public employment
and retirement. Specific issues areas are pension benefits and
pension system administration; labor relations; issues regarding
county negotiations with employees; workers’ compensation; and
other risk management issues facing public employers.
The November election is less than two weeks away. Because of
COVID-19 pandemic concerns, this year’s election will likely look
very different from previous elections in many counties. We send
our deep appreciation to county election officials working hard
to adjust to these new election protocols. With every county in
California mailing ballots to every active registered voted in
the state, you may have already voted yourself, either by mail or
via a drop box. However, for new voters, or those unfamiliar with
the new process and pandemic protocols, we’ve developed a list of
Top 10 Election Questions that County Officials can share with
your community to ensure a safe and secure election.
How can you vote in the 2020 Election?
Registered voters have many options for the 2020
election. Mail-in ballots were sent to every active
registered voter. These ballots can be returned via mail,
dropped off in an official ballot collection box, or returned
to any polling location, whether it’s an early voting
location or a polling place on Election Day. Registered
voters can also vote in person, if they so choose. It’s
important to note that each registered voter may only vote
once, in one of the above mentioned ways, so voters showing
up in person should either take their mail ballot with them
or be prepared to cast a provisional ballot. (Provisional
ballots just mean that the county will check to make sure the
voter didn’t return their mail ballot and vote in person
before they count it. Only one vote allowed per person!)
Same Day Voter Registration, known as Conditional Voter
Registration in state law, is a safety net for Californians
who miss the deadline to register to vote or update their
voter registration information for an election. Once we’re
within two weeks of Election Day, voters should visit
CAEarlyVoting.sos.ca.gov for
a list of early voting locations where they can complete
the same say voter registration process. If you need
to register on Election Day, use the polling
place lookup tool to find your local polling
location. If you have additional questions about locations
where you can complete the Same Day Voter Registration
process, contact your county
elections office.
