5 Year Strategic Plan

Engage and develop the next generation of voters

- Conduct mock elections in local schools
- Provide civic engagement high school presentations
- Provide voter outreach to community college students
- Promote voter registration and pre-registration among young voters

Expand the use of social media and traditional media to reach a wider and more diverse audience

- Build and benchmark audience on all City Clerk social media platforms

Conduct focused voter outeach to low propensity voting areas and under-represented communities, including those that are monolingual, limited English speaking

- Provide outreach to persons experiencing homelessness
- Provide outreach to new Americans
- Increase faith-based initiative outreach

Enhance NC election process and increase candidate participation

- Conduct three NC Subdivision Elections
- NC elections moved to even-numered years starting in 2018

Coordinate a successful City election transition of both internal and external operations to LA county through staff cooperation, information sharing, and management coordination

- Continue City/county subgroup meetings

Develop a centralized NC Portal to assist all NC operations

- Phase 1. Identify key components necessary for a portal (polling place recruitment, poll worker recruitment, list of certified candidates, election challenges)
- Develop phases, goals, and objectives for each phase

Engage and develop the next generation of voters

Continuation and build out of existing outreach initiatives

Expand the use of social media and traditional media to reach a wider and more diverse audience

- Continue to track audience on social media platforms and gauge performance
- Draft and finalize approach for promoting the 2020 municipal elections

Conduct focused voter outeach to low propensity voting areas and under-represented communities, including those that are monolingual, limited English speaking

- Draft outreach plan to educate voters on the county's new voting equipment and Voter's Choice Act (vote centers)
- Increase outreach to women/ disseminate candidate filing information
- Provide outreach to persons who are or have been incarcerated
- Provide information to the public about participation in Neighborhood Councils as candidates/boardmembers

Enhance NC election process and increase candidate participation

- Administer up to 94 NC elections
- Track polling place wait times and process flow
- Improve communication with NC candidates and provide helpful tools to facilitate filing process
- Develop a candidate filing training video
- Review/update NC boundaries for accuracy

Coordinate a successful City election transition of both internal and external operations to LA county through staff cooperation, information sharing, and management coordination

- Continue City/county subgroup meetings to establish action items and implementation schedules with one master schedule by June 2019
- Assist County with vote center placement program

Develop a centralized NC Portal to assist all NC operations

- Develop poll worker application, reporting tools and dashboard

Engage and develop the next generation of voters

- Continuation and expansion of existing outreach initiatives in anticipation of 2020 municipal election under new voting system

Expand the use of social media and traditional media to reach a wider and diverse audience

- Integrate technology and electronic media through strategic targeting, web, and social media platforms
- Seek media and community partners for the 2020 Municipal elections, specifically for outreach purposes

Conduct focused voter outeach to low propensity voting areas and under-represented communities, including those that are monolingual, limited English speaking

- Implement citywide education/training of new county equipment and vote centers to voters throughout LA, including targetting of monolingual voters

Enhance NC election process and increase candidate participation

- Administer up to 99 NC elections
- Make polling place process flow improvements and reduce wait times by 20%
- Increase certified NC candidates by 10%
- Finalize all external and internal boundaries for NCs

Coordinate a successful City election Transition of both internal and external operations to LA county through staff cooperation, information sharing, and management coordination

- Implement City/county Primary Election transition (Streamline candidate filing operations; eliminate manual stamping of petition sections)

Develop a centralized NC Portal to assist all NC operations

- Phase 2. Develop portal for internal use
- Filter and sort large amounts of election data per NC and per election region
- Begin building public facing elements

Engage and develop the next generation of voters

- Develop a speaker's bureau of elected, non-elected officials and celebs to speak at schools and community events
about the impact of the local vote and the importance of civic engagement
- Continuation and build out of existing outreach initiatives

Expand the use of social media and traditional media to reach a wider and more diverse audience

- Assess effectiveness of techniques used in 2019/20 and modify if necessary

Conduct focused voter outeach to low propensity voting areas and under-represented communities, including those that are monolingual, limited English speaking

- Assess the effects of the transition to county elections; identify successes or shortcomings on multiple levels, including vote center locations, access, and ease of voting
- Conduct a survey among voters regarding transition and new voting equipment
- Share voters' feedback regarding new voting equipment, challenges with the county

Enhance NC election process and increase candidate participation

- Administer up to 99 NC elections
- Make polling place process flow improvements and reduce wait times by 20%
- Increase certified NC candidates by 10%
- Finalize all external and internal boundaries for NCs

Coordinate a successful City election transition of both internal and external operations to LA county through staff cooperation, information sharing, and management coordination

- Implement City/county General Election transition (explore Cost Accounting options through FMS; create work order numbers and test)

Develop a centralized NC Portal to assist all NC operations

- Phase 3. Make necessary adjustments to Phase 2

Engage and develop the next generation of voters

- Continuation and build out of existing outreach initiatives

Expand the use of social media and traditional media to reach a wider and more diverse audience

- Determine best practices and continue to build and track audience on all City Clerk social media platforms

Conduct focused voter outeach to low propensity voting areas and under-represented communities, including those that are monolingual, limited English speaking

- Continue voter education and presentations on new voting equipment and vote centers, general community outreach, and voter registration

Enhance NC election process and increase candidate participation

- Develop innovative educational tools and workshops to encourage more people to run for NC board seats

Coordinate a successful City election transition of both internal and external operations to LA county through staff cooperation, information sharing, and management coordination

- Evaluate 2020 election cycle to prepare for 2022 elections. (Streamline Election Division functions, research revenue producing options, and update applicable Election Code Sections, as needed)

Develop a centralized NC Portal to assist all NC operations

- Phase 4. Fully implement NC portal system to promote open data and transparency

ELECTIONS

Engage and develop the next generation of voters

Expand the use of social media and traditional media to reach a wider and more diverse audience

Conduct focused voter outeach to low propensity voting areas and under-represented communities, including those that are monolingual, limited English speaking

Enhance NC election process and increase candidate participation

Coordinate a successful City election transition of both internal and external operations to LA county through staff cooperation, information sharing, and management coordination

Develop a centralized NC Portal to assist all NC operations

Engage and develop the next generation of voters

Expand the use of social media and traditional media to reach a wider and more diverse audience

Conduct focused voter outeach to low propensity voting areas and under-represented communities, including those that are monolingual, limited English speaking

Enhance NC election process and increase candidate participation

Coordinate a successful City election transition of both internal and external operations to LA county through staff cooperation, information sharing, and management coordination

Develop a centralized NC Portal to assist all NC operations

Engage and develop the next generation of voters

Expand the use of social media and traditional media to reach a wider and diverse audience

Conduct focused voter outeach to low propensity voting areas and under-represented communities, including those that are monolingual, limited English speaking

Enhance NC election process and increase candidate participation

Coordinate a successful City election Transition of both internal and external operations to LA county through staff cooperation, information sharing, and management coordination

Develop a centralized NC Portal to assist all NC operations

Engage and develop the next generation of voters

Expand the use of social media and traditional media to reach a wider and more diverse audience

Conduct focused voter outeach to low propensity voting areas and under-represented communities, including those that are monolingual, limited English speaking

Enhance NC election process and increase candidate participation

Coordinate a successful City election transition of both internal and external operations to LA county through staff cooperation, information sharing, and management coordination

Develop a centralized NC Portal to assist all NC operations

Engage and develop the next generation of voters

Expand the use of social media and traditional media to reach a wider and more diverse audience

Conduct focused voter outeach to low propensity voting areas and under-represented communities, including those that are monolingual, limited English speaking

Enhance NC election process and increase candidate participation

Coordinate a successful City election transition of both internal and external operations to LA county through staff cooperation, information sharing, and management coordination

Develop a centralized NC Portal to assist all NC operations