Agenda 11-16-2021; 8-a - Minutes

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11 I Slide #8 PUBLIC INPUT SURVEY The BEAG developed a 16-question Public Input Survey to solicit feedback from the general public regarding the election of county commissioners in Orange County. There were 413 completed surveys submitted in the two-week response perlod- Some of the aggregates from Survey responses were as follows: Demographic Responses •89.3%of respondents said they always vote • 16.46%said their voices were often heard,37.29%said sometimes,28.5% said rarely and 17.69%said their voices were never heard •35.53%said they arrived at the polls surprised at who they were voting for, 64.4%were not surprised • RacelEthn city of respondents: 59.76%white,3.98%African American, 2.92%Hispanic,2.12%murk-racial,212%Asian and 1.59%another race. 17.51%preferred not to answer. 2 3 Co-Chair Patrick Mulkey continued the PowerPoint presentation: 4 5 Slide #9 Election Method Responses •23.95%said they were satisfied with the current election method,41.05% said they were not satisfied and 35%were unsure • 30.79%preferred single member districts,13.95%preferred a combination of single member districts and at-large seats- 1526% preferred a combination of mlll ber districts and at-large seats;14.47%preferred multi-member distracts with no at-large seats.and 10.79%preferred all at- large seats. • 00.37%said they thought only people living in a bistdd should vote for that districts commissioner 6 7 Dr. Lisa Hazirjian continued the PowerPoint presentation: 8 9 Slide #10 BOCC ELECTIONS ADVISORY GROUP RECOMMENDATION SIFINDING S 1) The current system of mixing multiple representatives and at-large districts, where people vote in the primaries in the districts,and the whole county votes for district representation in the general election, is unsatisfactory and not acceptable based on the Group's research, 5AVjpt ry,M; r responses, and experiences of members as voters and precinct chairs. 10