Agenda - 09-02-2021; 12-8 - Information Item - Memorandum - Transmittal of the Final Report from the BOCC Elections Advisory Group (BEAG) on the Process for Electing County Commissioners in Orange County

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58 2 seconded the motion. Group Co-Chair Hazirjian asked Mr. Wilder to call the names of Group members for voting purposes. Group members voted by roll call on the motion, and the meeting summary was approved unanimously. 3. Review of Any Written Comments Received Mr. Wilder commented that he was not aware of any written communication submitted to the Group or to him regarding the BOCC Elections Advisory Group or its work since the last Group meeting. There was no additional discussion. 4. Review of Revised Draft Report Judge Jay Bryan thanked Group members, the Co-Chairs and staff for their work. He shared that the agenda package for the meeting included an updated "clean" version of the primary 12-page report, as well as all of the Appendices, based on discussion and Group action at the July 22, 2021 meeting. Judge Bryan also noted that a "markup" version of the 12-page report was also included in the agenda package so that Group members could review the specific updates that had occurred since the July 22nd meeting. He then opened discussion on the updated draft Report document and Appendices. Group Member Weiler stated that the updated document looked good and consistent with the discussions at the July 22nd meeting. Group Member Jaaz Catterall agreed, and added that he had also reviewed the seven potential clarification items that Mr. Wilder had previously emailed to Group, as well as the follow-up comments that Group Member Martha Jenkins had provided. He noted that all the clarifications and comments seemed appropriate. Group Co-Chair Hazirjian noted that she had attempted to review the Report from a member of the general public's perspective, and she had some suggestions for consideration. Group Co-Chair Hazirjian suggested, on page 3 of the Report, under Current Voting Method, that the second sentence, beginning with "Two commissioners..." be revised to read, "Two commissioners are elected at-large, meaning candidates must reside somewhere in Orange County, and voters from the entire county vote on these candidates in both primaries and general elections." Group Co-Chair Hazirjian also suggested, in the same paragraph, that the long final sentence beginning "In the primary...", be revised with shorter sentences to read, "Candidates for these seats must reside in the district in which they are running. In primaries, voters living in District One vote only on District One candidates, and voters from District Two vote only on District Two candidates. In general elections, voters from the whole county can vote in both District One and District Two races." Group Member Jenkins, Group Member Kathy Arab and Group Member Krishna Mondal all commented that they thought both suggestions were good changes.