PUBLIC NOTICE: Yolo County Announces Public Hearing for the Renewal Draft of the Election Administration Plan – Thursday, August 10, 2023

Monday, July 31, 2023

The Yolo County Elections Office transitioned to election administration under the California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) in 2022. The Elections Office has developed a renewal draft Election Administration Plan (EAP) that is available on our website: https://www.yoloelections.org/voters-choice-act/2024-eap-renewal-draft. A public hearing to take comments and update the renewal draft EAP will be held on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. (https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/82057931426: Meeting ID: 820 5793 1426.)

In accordance with the Voter’s Choice Act, initial Public Consultation Meetings were held on Friday, May 5, 2023. Following the initial Public Consultation Meetings, the Elections Office incorporated community input and released the draft renewal EAP on our website on July 12, 2023. The EAP provides information to the voters of Yolo County about the VCA model. It describes the vote-by-mail (VBM) process, Vote Centers and Ballot Drop Box locations and the technology that will be utilized.

Public comment on the draft EAP was available over a 14-day public comment period (from July 12, 2023, through July 26, 2023). During this time, the Elections Office held Language Accessibility Advisory and Voters Accessibility Advisory Committee meetings and the public was able to provide public comments through email, online or by mail.

The Elections Office will host a public hearing on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. (https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/82057931426: Meeting ID: 820 5793 1426.) Following the public hearing, the amended draft EAP will be published on Monday, August 21, 2023. There will be a 14-day public comment period that will end on Monday, September 4, 2023, when the final EAP will be submitted to the Secretary of State.

Elections officials encourage residents to connect with Yolo County ACE – Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Elections on Facebook: @YoloACE, Instagram: @YoloCoACE, Threads: @YoloCoACE, YouTube: @Yolo County ACE, TikTok: @yolocoace and Twitter: @YoloCoACE to receive the most up to date information.

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