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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Date: March 2, 2006 <br />To: City Council Rules and Communications Committee <br />From: Stephen HollisteOistant City Manager <br />By: Marian Handa, City Clerk <br />Subject: Update on 2006 San Leandro Elections <br />SUMMARY <br />The following is a brief update on the upcoming elections to be held in San Leandro, as well as <br />information on the progress of implementing Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) in Alameda County. <br />This report is for information only, and no action is required. <br />BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION <br />This report provides an update on the plans for conducting the April 11 School District Special <br />Election and the June 6 City General Municipal Election. Additionally, staff have been involved <br />in discussions regarding the possible implementation of IRV in Alameda County, and an update <br />on the progress of this effort is also provided here. <br />April 11. 2006 School District Special Election <br />On February 17, 2006, Secretary of State Bruce McPherson announced his decision to certify <br />with conditions the Diebold TSX and Optical Scan voting systems for use in California's 2006 <br />elections. Although the Secretary of State's announcement came as welcome news to local <br />elections officials, the decision came too late to have an effect on the April 11 Special Election <br />called by the San Leandro Unified School District for Measure A, a proposed parcel tax increase. <br />As reported in the City Manager's Weekly Update to the City Council on February 23, 2006, <br />there will be polling places established for the April 11 School District Special Election, <br />including three City facilities: City Hall's Main Lobby, the Trustees Room at the main Library <br />and the Public Works Service Center. The voting at these polling sites will be accomplished <br />using paper ballots with optical scanners to count the votes on -site. <br />June 6, 2006 City General Municipal Election <br />The City's June 6 General Municipal Election will be consolidated with the Statewide Primary <br />Election, and regular polling places will be established. For this election, the current plan is to <br />have one or two touch screen voting machines available at each polling place. Additionally, <br />