Board of Elections

Takoma Park Board of Elections Agenda Thursday, January 13, 2022, 7:00 p.m., online 1. Call to order 2. Agenda approval 3. Approval of minutes from November 18, 2021 4. Board business a. Appointment of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson positions b. Swearing in of Board Members (Mayor Kate Stewart) 5. Review of election calendar (Jessie) a. Set target deadlines for the hiring of (a) vendor for pollbooks and (b) interns and election workers b. Review proposal to change finance reporting requirements (Matt) 6. Mail vendor (Jessie) a. Will Ft. Orange do mail ballot tracking? 7. Code revisions (Matt) a. Recommendations for revisions to attribution lines and disclaimers b. Clarifying Sec 5.10.010 c. Exempting apparel and other appropriate materials from authority line requirement of Sec 5.12.010 8. Building systems for information, documentation, support (Matt) a. Online FAQ/guidance for campaign finance b. Online FAQ/guidance for campaign advertising (attribution lines, disclaimers) c. Webinars/training sessions for candidates about how to run for office 9. Online system for uploading campaign finance reports (Matt) a. Simplify report forms, csv format? 10. Complaint handling procedures a. Writing internal administrative regulations for how the Board handles election-related complaints (Matt) 11. Deferred Items 12. Other business 13. Adjourn Next meeting: Thursday, February 10th, 2022, 7:00 p.m. online Deferred ● Committee Bylaws. Defer until completion of council revamp of committee structure.