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CC - Item C2 - Holding a Special Electionr~ u 0 ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND FROM: ANDREW C. LAZZARETTO, CITY DATE: JUNE 6 2006 SUBJECT: DATE OF RECALL ELECTION CITY COUNCIL MANAG E SUMMARY U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner has reversed the preliminary injunction that prevented the February 7, 2006 recall of Council Member Jay Imperial and Council Member Gary Taylor from occurring. With the lifting of the preliminary injunction, the City Council can now set a new election date for the recall election. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action: Set the date of the recall election of Council Member Jay Imperial and Council Member Gary Taylor on or after August 29, 2006. 2. Adopt Resolution 2006-13 (Attachment A) to officially call for and give notice of the recall election. 3. Adopt Resolution 2006-14 (Attachment B) requesting that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors provide specified election services for the recall. ANALYSIS Background On October 11, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2005-33 calling for and noticing the holding of the special election on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 for the submission of the question of the recall of Councilmembers Imperial and Taylor and the election of candidates to fill the vacancy or vacancies if the recall prevailed. On January 4, 2006, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner issued a temporary restraining order that enjoined the City from holding the recall election on February 7, 2006. Thirteen days later, Judge Klausner issued a preliminary injunction that also Ovc:~-- ITEM NUMBER: V O~' APPROVED FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: • City Council Meeting June 6, 2006 Paae 2 of 5 • enjoined the City from holding that election, and as a result, the City was not allowed to hold the recall election. On May 23, 2006, Judge Klausner signed an order retroactively reversing his January 17, 2006 preliminary injunction. Although the order was filed the next day, the order was not indexed in the U.S. District Court's records until May 26, 2006, and was never served on the parties by the court. The parties in the litigation were not able to obtain a copy of the order until May 31, 2006. Recall Election Timeframe The City Council will now need to set the date for the recall election because Judge Klausner has lifted the preliminary injunction that prevented the recall election of Council Member Imperial and Council Member Taylor from moving forward. Due to the extensive preparation needed for the City to comply with the requirements of the Consent Decree, the earliest date that staff would recommend the recall election take place is on August 29, 2006. Since the initial recall election was stopped in the middle of the election cycle by order of a federal judge, state law does not specifically address the procedure that must be followed from this point forward to restart the election. There are, however, minimum Election Code requirements that must be met for any municipal election. In particular, the absentee ballots must be ready a minimum of 29 days before the election. In addition, in order for the ballot pamphlets and ballots to be ready at the beginning of this 29-day period, the following procedure is necessary: 1. The ballot pamphlets and ballots must be prepared and proofed by certified translators proficient in Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese (a minimum of one week); 2. The printing of the ballot pamphlets and ballots must occur (a minimum of one week); 3. The ballot pamphlets must be labeled and prepared for mailing (one week); and 4. A minimum of one week time for mailing must be set aside. Election Consultant In addition to the above referenced requirements, staff has been informed by Martin and Chapman, the City's election consultant and approved election printer, that they will need a minimum of two week to complete the print process due to staffing issues related to the number of elections that have occurred over the past year. 0 • City Council Meeting June 6, 2006 Page 3 of 5 Based on the timeline provided by Martin and Champman, whom the California Secretary of State has approved as an official manufacturer and finisher of ballot cards for use in California elections (Attachment D), the earliest that the recall ballots could be ready is for an election on August 15, 2006. However, due to the substantial obligations required of the City under the Consent Decree that was entered into with the Department of Justice, staff is recommending that the recall election be held on or after August 29, 2006. Based on a discussion with Department of Justice attorneys Avner Shapiro and Alberto Ruisanchez on June 1, 2006, the Department of Justice will continue to enforce all provisions of the Consent Decree, and the City will need to come into compliance before the recall election is held. In addition, the Department of Justice indicated that they would most likely not agree to modify the terms and conditions of the Consent Decree for Rosemead's recall election. Consent Decree Requirements The Consent Decree imposes a number of requirements on the City of Rosemead, including the following: Multilingual Election Materials - All election materials information must be translated and equally available in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese, including: A. voter registration B. voting notices C. forms D. instructions E. assistance materials regarding the election F. other materials regarding the election G. announcements H. ballots Multilingual Informational Materials to the Public and Media - All election information, materials, or announcements that are provided to the public or the news media in English must also be made available in Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese, and properly distributed to newspapers, radio and/or other media that exclusively or regularly publish or broadcast in these languages. 3. Multilingual Voting System - The City must prepare multilingual voter information pamphlets and prepare bilingual ballots for each of the languages (i.e., English and Spanish, English and Chinese, and English and Vietnamese). The ballots are to be clearly labeled as to the specific languages so that poll workers know the languages represented on the L City Council Meeting June 6, 2006 Page 4 of 5 • ballots. In addition, the poll workers are to let each voter know the language choices of ballots available. 4. Program Coordinators - The City must select program coordinators for each of the four languages (one person can handle two 2 languages if qualified). The program coordinators must speak, read, and write the language for which they are the coordinator. The program coordinator's responsibilities include: A. coordinating the translations B. developing and overseeing publicity programs, including selection of appropriate media for each language C. inviting people to join advisory groups D. recruiting bilingual poll workers E. managing other aspects of election F. providing notice of advisory group meetings (time, location, agenda) G. providing written summaries of each advisory meeting to members and the City Clerk within five days of any meeting 5. Advisory Groups - The City must provide notice of the proposed formation of volunteers advisory groups for each of the four languages (English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese) and then ensure that each of these groups has an adequate number of qualified members that are available to serve until after the election. These groups, which are established and chaired by the program coordinators, are to provide City with information and assistance on how to provide election information for its group. The City is to: A. provide the advisory group members with copies of all election information, announcements and notices B. request advisory group share information with community C. develop contact list with guidance from program coordinators and advisory groups) of community groups D. solicit assistance of the advisory groups to distribute election information 6. Poll Workers - In order to comply with the Consent Decree, the City must ensure that poll workers proficient in each of the four languages are at each of the polling stations in the City. Because of the stringent requirements of the Consent Decree, each of these poll workers must go through special training to ensure that they comply with the requirements of the Voting Rights Act and have received the necessary sensitivity training. The majority of the multilingual election materials, multilingual informational materials, and multilingual voting system that had initially been prepared for the February 7, 2006 election can be updated and utilized for the recall. However, because of the preliminary injunction imposed by Judge Klausner on January 17, 2006, the City has been enjoined • • City Council Meeting June 6, 2006 Page 5 of 5 for more than four months from any activities related to the program coordinators, advisory groups and poll workers. In order to help ensure full compliance with the requirements of the Consent Decree, the City will have to begin its efforts to the attract program coordinators, advisory groups, and poll workers. While the City will make every effort to expedite this process, staff believes that the minimum amount of time needed to adequately prepare for all of the conditions of the Consent Decree will require a recall election date of August 29, 2006 at the very earliest. As mentioned earlier, the Department of Justice has gone on the record in stating their reluctance and unwillingness to modify the terms and conditions of the Consent Decree to accommodate an earlier election date. Furthermore, the Department of Justice has indicated their past practice of monitoring poll workers during the first election that a public agency conducts after entering into a Consent Decree. As such, the City's actions in the upcoming recall election will most likely be monitored by the Department of Justice, and if the City fails to meet one or more of the requirements, then Rosemead, and potentially the election results, could be in jeopardy of legal challenge. LEGAL REVIEW The City Attorney's office has reviewed and approved this report and Resolutions 2006- 13 and 2006-14. PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process. Prepared by: KeK R.I..tx/-WC-- Ken Rozell Assistant City Attorney Reviewed by: OL(f--k- Oliver Chi Director of Administrative Services Attachment A: Resolution No. 2006-13 Attachment B: Resolution No. 2006-14 Attachment C: Consent Decree Attachment D: Listing of Approved Manufacturers of Ballot Cards 0 0 ATTACHMENT A Page 1 of 4 RESOLUTION NO. 2006-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, , 2006 FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF THE RECALL OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND THE ELECTION OF CANDIDATES TO FILL THE VACANCY OR VACANCIES IF THE RECALL PREVAILS WHEREAS, on October 11, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2005- 33 calling for and noticing the holding of the special election on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 for the submission of the question of the recall of certain officers and the election of candidates to fill the vacancy or vacancies if the recall prevails; and WHEREAS, on January 4, 2006, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner issued a temporary restraining order that prevented the City from holding the recall election on February 7, 2006; and WHEREAS, on January 17, 2006, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner issued a preliminary injunction that prevented the City from holding the recall election on February 7, 2006; and WHEREAS, on May 23, 2006, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner signed an order retroactively reversing the January 17, 2006 preliminary injunction that prevented the February 7, 2006 election from being held; and WHEREAS, the May 23, 2006 order from U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner was filed on May 24, 2006, indexed in the U.S. District Court's records on May 26, 2006, and finally received by the parties to the litigation on May 31, 2006; and WHEREAS, because the preliminary injunction that prevented the February 7, 2006 election from being held has been lifted, the City Council now wishes to set the date that the proposed recall of Councilmember Jay Imperial and Councilmember Gary Taylor may be submitted to the voters; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Rosemead, California, on Tuesday, 2006, a Special Municipal Election for the purpose of submitting the question of the recall of Councilmember Jay Imperial and Councilmember Gary Taylor, and the election of the candidates to fill the vacancy or vacancies, if the recall prevails. • City of Rosemead Resolution No. 2006-13 Paae 2 of 4 SECTION 2. That the ballots to be used at the election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT CITY OF ROSEMEAD SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TUESDAY, 2006 Shall Jay Imperial be recalled from the office of City Yes Councilmember? No For City Councilmember VOTE FOR ONE To succeed Jay Imperial if he is recalled Term Ending: March 2007 Polly Low Shall Gary Taylor be recalled from the office of City Yes Councilmember? No For City Councilmember VOTE FOR ONE To succeed Gary Taylor if he is recalled Term Ending: March 2007 Victor Ruiz Jim Clouet SECTION 3. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election. SECTION 5. That the polls for the election shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. on the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o'clock p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed, except as provided for in Elections Code section 14401. • 0 City of Rosemead Resolution No. 2006-13 Paqe 3 of 4 SECTION 6. That pursuant to Elections Code section 12310, a stipend for services for the persons named as precinct board members is fixed at the sum of $100.00 for each inspector and $75.00 for each clerk for the election. The sum of $25.00 shall be given to each precinct board member that is bilingual in the City's required foreign languages. The rental for each polling place, where charge is made, shall be in the sum of $35.00 for the election. When required, the compensation of the custodian of a building shall be $12.00 for the election. In addition, the sum of $25.00 shall be given to each precinct board member to attend a training class. SECTION 7. That in all particulars not recited in this election, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections. SECTION 8. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner required by law. SECTION 9. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter in into the book of original resolutions. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rosemead on this 6th day of June, 2006. Mayor, City of Rosemead ATTEST: City Clerk, City of Rosemead 0 0 City of Rosemead Resolution No. 2006-13 Page 4 of 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS. CITY OF ROSEMEAD ) I, Nina Castruita, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2006-13 being: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, , 2006 FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF THE RECALL OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND THE ELECTION OF CANDIDATES TO FILL THE VACANCY OR VACANCIES IF THE RECALL PREVAILS was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the Rosemead City Council on the 6t~' of June 2006, by the following vote to wit: YES: NO: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Nina Castruita City Clerk • ATTACHMENT B Page 1 of 3 RESOLUTION NO. 2006-14 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO RENDER SPECIFIED SERVICES TO THE CITY RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, , 2006 WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Rosemead, California, on 2006; and WHEREAS, in the course of conduct of the election, it is necessary for the City to request services of the County; and WHEREAS, all necessary expenses in performing these services shall be paid by the City of Rosemead; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That pursuant to the provisions of Elections Code section 10002, this City Council requests the Board of Supervisors of the County to permit the County Election Department to prepare and furnish to the City for use in conducting the election, the computer record of the names and addresses of all eligible registered voters in the City in order that the City may print labels to be attached to self-mailer sample ballot pamphlets; and will also furnish to the City printed indices of the voters to be used by the precinct board at the polling place; and will make available to the City additional election equipment and assistance according to state law. SECTION 2. That the City shall reimburse the County for services performed when the work is completed and upon presentation to the City of a properly approved bill. SECTION 3. That the City Clerk is directed to forward without delay to the Board of Supervisors and to the County Election Department, each a certified copy of this resolution. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book or original Resolutions. E City of Rosemead Resolution No. 2006-14 Pape 2 of 3 • PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rosemead on this 6th day of June, 2006. Mayor, City of Rosemead ATTEST: City Clerk, City of Rosemead • City of Rosemead Resolution No. 2006-14 Paqe 3 of 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS. CITY OF ROSEMEAD ) • I, Nina Castruita, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2006-14 being: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO RENDER SPECIFIED SERVICES TO THE CITY RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, , 2006 was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the Rosemead City Council on the 6ch of June 2006, by the following vote to wit: YES: NO: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Nina Castruita City Clerk • 05i2Ci06, 21: _c 21-3-23F-00 0. - 1 L 3 4 9 6 8 9 10 '11 © 12 U (g 13 G 14 .J 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 • B!A15 PAGE F15 ATTACHMENT C BRADLEY LT. SCHLOZMAN Acting Assistant Attorney General DEBRA WONG YANG, United States Attorney MICHELE C. MARCHAND Assistant United States Attorney (493390) United States Courthouse 312 North Spring Street, 14th floor Los Angeles, California 90012 Telephone: (213) 894-2727 Facsimile: (213) 894-7177 JOHN TANNER, Acting Chief AWER SHAPIR0, Trial Attorney JOFN "BERT" RUSS, Trial Attorney (4192471) ALBERTO RUISP.NCHEZ, Trial Attorney Voting Section Civil Rights Division United States Department of Justice 950 Penns lvania Ave., N.W. - NWB-7254 ~skxingto , D.C. 20530 `I61k one (202) 305-1840 'Eac ile: (202) 3D7-3961 :.L Uuw oujis°° , fpr Plaintiff -&nit~ States of America FILED CLERK, US DISTRICT COURT SEP - 8 M I-WHAL DISTRICT OF S: AI r 1\ ~ ENTERED CLER!C, tJ.S. DISTRICT CI Sf~$20 UJ C2 < x IN SHE UNITED STATES D15TRICT COURT 4 ' FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) } V. ) ) CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA; ) THE ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL; ) BILL CROWE in his official ) capacity as Rosemead City ) Manager; and NANCY VALDE:2RAMA ) in her official capacity as ) Rosemead City Clerk, } } Defendants. ) THIS CONSTITUTES NOTICE OF ENTRY AS REQUIRED By FRCP, RULE 77(d) AP NoCV~~-513i THREE-JUDGE COURT (kf A fix) 04 PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE, ORDER, AND =GMiINT 01/05/2006 211 : 36 0-23P `00 5 6 8 0 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 BWS • 0 The United States of America filed this action pursuant tp, u, section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ("Section 203"), as amended, 42 U.S.C_ § 1973aa-la; 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-2; and 28 (J v, U.S.C. § 2201, alleging violations of Section 203 arising from the City of Rosemead's election practices and procedures as they affec`. Chinese-, Vietnamese-, and Spanish-speaking citizens of the City. The Complaint's cause of action under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-la, must be heard and determined by a court of three judges pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-2 and 28 U.S.C. § 2284. According to the 2000 Census, the City of Rosemead ("the City") has a total population of 53,280, of whom 16,862 (31.6$) are Chinese, 6,945 (13.0%) are Vietnamese, and 21,846 (41.0k) are Hispanic. The City has a total voting age population ("VAP") of 38,685, of whom 12,729 (32.90 are Chinese, 5,236 (13.5%) are Vietnamese, and 14,571 are Hispanic (37.7%). The total citizen voting-age population ("CVAP") for the City is 25,550, of whom 8,196 (32.1k) are Chinese, 3,305 (12.90 are Vietnamese, and 8,921 (34.90 are Hispanic. The Census Bureau has designated the County of Los Angeles as subject to the requirements of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, for the Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, and Filipino languages. 5eg 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa- la(b)(2); see also 67 Fed. Reg. 48,871 (July 26, 2002). As a political unit within the County of Los Angeles, the City of Rosemead is also subject to the requirements of Section 203 for these languages. See 28 C.F.R. § 55.9. The City currently has - 2 - PA3E 0F. • 2ci0 C, 1 : 1 f "'i'ICi • 1 significant numbers of voters in the Chinese-, Vietnamese-, and 2 Spanish-speaking communities who need assistance in the election 3 process in languages other than English.; 4 The City of Rosemead conducts its own municipal elections„ 5 while the County of Los Angeles conducts county, state, and 6 federal elections in which voters in Rosemead also vote. The 7 allegations in the Complaint and the terms of this Consent 8 Decree apply to Rosemead's municipal elections, and any other 9 elections Rosemead has authority to conduct. 10 The Complaint states that Defendants have failed to comply 11 with the requirements of Section 203 for Chinese-, Vietnamese-, 12 and Spanish-speaking citizens residing in the City of Rosemead 13 by (1) by failing to provide an adequate number of Chinese- and 14 Vietnamese-speaking poll workers trained to assist limited 15 English proficient voters on election day; and (2) failing to 16 translate written election materials and information into 17 Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish (including pre-election 18 publicity relating-to the time, date, and place of election; 19 information concerning voter precinct assignments; the official 20 ballot; a notice describing the rights of voters; polling booth 21 voting instructions; a sign identifying a polling place's 22 location; provisional and absentee ballot related documents; and 23 other information and written election materials). 24 To avoid protracted and costly litigation, the parties have 25 agreed that this lawsuit should be resolved through the terms of 26 this Consent Decree (hereinafter, the "Decree"). Accordingly, 27 the United States and Defendants hereby consent to the entry of 28 this Decree, as indicated by the signatures of counsel at the - 3 - F'A1aE 07 E1/FJ5/2Dec. 1:36 * _2 S, "I"AA E'va5 • PAGE h,D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 .11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 end of this document. The parties waive a hearing and entry of, findings of fact and conclusions of law on all issues involved~t in this matter. ci Defendants are committed to comply fully with all of the requirements of Section 203 in future elections and stipulate that each provision of this Consent Decree is appropriate and necessary. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that. 1. Defendants, their agents, employees, contractors, successors, and all other persons or government entities representing the interests of the Defendants are hereby PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from failing to provide in the Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish languages any "registration or voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance or other materials or information relating to the electoral process, including ballots" that they provide in the English language, as required by Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, as amended. 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-la(c). The terms of this Decree apply to all municipal elections in the City of Rosemead and any other elections that the City of Rosemead has authority to conduct, whenever Defendants enter into an election-related services contract with another entity - whether it be a company, political subdivision, political party, or some other entity - to conduct an election on behalf of the City, Defendants shall require such other entity to agree to abide by the terms of this Decree as if such entity were a party to this Decree with the United States. 4 - 0 01/05/2005 21: 36 21Iml Id. 4 5 6 7 e 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 0 BWS PAGE 0S 2. The City shall develop contingency plans to provide !Ij election information, materials, and oral assistance to Korean;:: Japanese, and Filipino voters, should the need for language t;; assistance in these communities arise in the future. Any language assistance and materials provided to these additional language minority groups shall be provided in a manner consistent with the requirements of this Decree. 3. Throughout the duration of this Consent Decree, any assistance provided orally in Chinese shall be in the dialect relevant to the voters being served by the Defendants. Translation election-Related Xatoriala 4. All information that is disseminated by the City of Rosemead in English about "registration oz voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance, or other materials or information relating to the electoral process, including ballots," 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-la(c), shall also be provided in the Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish languages. Defendants shall ensure that English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish language election information, materials, and announcements are made equally available to voters. 5. Defendants shall consult with trained translators who are familiar with election terminology in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish, to produce written minority-language translations of English-language election information. Defendants may satisfy this obligation by using terminology and translation provided by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Defendants shall also consult in a timely manner with - 5 - 0 51 =h06 ^1: 3. _13 -1- I-Ir C 5 6 7 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 is 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EWS • 9 their Advisory Groups, discussed below, regarding the translation of written and any audio-recorded materials. 6. Defendants shall adopt a checklist identifying each k:l tj material and written item that is provided in a minority language and that the City makes available to the public at each precinct. The checklist shall include with respect to each item an attestation that the poll workers at the precinct posted or made available to voters these minority language materials in each language, or a detailed written explanation of why individual items had not been posted or were not available. The inspectors for each precinct must complete and sign this document before the inspectors receive payment for work in the election, subject to applicable state and federal law. Defendants shall maintain a record of each such failure to complete and sign the checklist. Dish urination of Minority-LanquaCe Informatiou 7. Defendants shall ensure that Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish-language election information, materials, and announcements are provided to the same extent as this information, materials, and announcements are provided in English. Chinese-, Vietnamese-, and Spanish-language information shall be distributed in newspapers, radio, and/or other media that exclusively or regularly publish or broadcast information in the relevant minority language. These announcements need not be identical in all respects to English- language announcements, but stall be in the form, frequency, and media best calculated to achieve notice and understanding equal 6 - PACE 10 lee 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 Bk~ S J to that provided to the English-speaking population and to U~ provide substantially the same information. 8. Any voting system used by the City shall be ; multilingual, as described below. If the City uses electronic voting machines, these machines shall offer the readily apparent options of at least a Spanish, Chinese, or Vietnamese ballot, and.any audio version of the ballot on such machines shall be available at least in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Any paper ballots used by the City, including the official ballot, the provisional ballot, and the absentee ballot, shall be translated multi-lingually with English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese on one ballot, if mechanically feasible. If it is not mechanically feasible to have all four languages on one ballot, subject to the provisions of paragraph 9 in this Decree, all paper ballots shall be at least bilingual. With respect to paper ballots, the principal bilingual ballot shall be in English and the predominant minority-language in the City (e.g., Currently Chinese), and the City shall also provide separate bilingual ballots in each of the other covered minority languages where there is a need among voters in the City (e.g., currently Vietnamese and Spanish). 9. If the City elects to have a bilingual ballot in English and the predominant minority language, and separate bilingual ballots in the other minority languages, the ballots shall be clearly labeled so that poll officials know the languages represented on the ballot. The City shall ensure that all ballots are made visible and available on an equal basis with the principal bilingual ballots, and poll officials shall PAGE 11 - 7 - 0 0 61/ 05/21006 2'1:35 211_' iF-700 1 let each voter know the language choices of ballots available.,_A ~u 2 For each minority language, the City shall provide enough •i= ~i. 3 minority language ballots to equal either at least 100 percent,.' 4 of the number of requests in a precinct for election materials 5 in a particular minority language group or at least 100 percent 6 of the number of registered voters in a precinct whose surname 7 indicates membership in a particular group. At a minimum, the 8 City shall provide no fewer than 10 minority language ballots in 9 each language at each precinct. The parties may by written 10 agreement adjust the above described standard in light of 11 confirmed information that the actual language need in a 12 particular precinct is less or greater than that standard. 13 10. To the extent the City posts instructions on casting a 14 ballot and other information in English in the voting booth, the 15 City shall also provide that same information at least in 16 Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese in the voting booth. 17 11. Sample ballots and other written materials mailed to 18 voters' homes shall be provided in Spanish, Chinese, or 19 Vietnamese to voters who have requested or may request materials 20 be mailed to them in the relevant minority language. The 21 translated materials mailed to voters' homes must include all of 22 the relevant information provided in the English-language 23 materials (e.g., if the English language sample ballot booklet 24 includes the voter's polling place, the minority language sample 25 ballot booklet must include the same information), and these 26 minority-language materials must be mailed out at the same time 27 as the English-language materials. 28 - 8 - PAGE 12 ul~ u5/'~HJL'1b ~1: ~Ih 21?--~Fl'%Q~j RIJ:~ 1 12. To ensure that minority language voters are adequately T 2 informed of their ability to obtain minority language materials, 3 the following measures shall be taken: ~i 4 A. The City shall make Spanish-, Chinese-, and 5 Vietnamese-speaking staff available during business hours to 6 answer inquiries by minority language voters and to advise such 7 voters of the availability of minority language materials. B. The City shall, with the guidance of its 9 Coordinators and Advisory Groups described below, develop a 10 contact list of all identifiable community groups serving the 11 City's Spanish-, Chinese-, and Vietnamese-speaking residents as 12 a means of effectively and efficiently distributing local 13 election information to its citizens, and solicit the assistance 14 of such groups in the distribution of minority language election 15 information. 16 C. Effective within 60 days of this order, the City 17 shall mail "notice" cards to all registered voters within the 18 City who have thus far not requested minority language materials 19 and who were born in Spanish-, Chinese-, or vietnamese-speaking 20 countries. The "notice" cards shall inform such voters of their 21 opportunity to receive election information in a minority 22 language. The cards also shall inform language minority voters 23 of their ability to participate in the Advisory Groups discussed 24 below. 25 D. The City shall develop a program in conjunction 26 with the recommendations of the Advisory Groups to ensure 27 Spanish-, Chinese-, and Vietnamese-speaking voters are aware of 28 the availability of and receive minority language materials. - 9 - PAGE 13 al i 05/ Z 0 0 1 : 36 BW5 1 The City shall devote reasonable resources, including an fit I.I J 2 additional mailing of "notice" cards. J. 3 E. Minority language sample ballots shall be 4 available to any voter who requests one, even if the voter has 5 already received an English-language version. 6 13. Nothing in this Decree prevents the City from adopting 7 a multilingual sample ballot booklet that provides all 8 information in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. 9 Minority-Language Assiste4ce 10 14. The City shall provide at least Spanish-language, 11 Chinese-language, and Vietnamese-language assistance for voters 12 who contact the City before, during, or after a municipal 13 election with questions regarding the election process. Trained 14 bilingual election personnel shall be available to answer 15 voting-related questions by telephone without cost and during 16 normal business hours and while the polls are open on election 17 day. The City may coordinate the provision of such services 18 with other governmental or non-governmental entities that 19 conduct elections. 20 15. Defendants shall recruit, hire, and assign election 21 officials able to understand and speak Spanish, Chinese, or 22 Vietnamese fluently to provide assistance to minority language 23 voters at the polls on election days. 24 16. The City shall survey its employees to identify 25 personnel who speak Spanish, Chinese, or Vietnamese fluently 26 and, to the extent such employees can be made available to 27 provide assistance, allow and encourage such employees to serve 28 at the polls on election day. The City shall also invite P ;GE 14 • X21 j C1 5.., 200E - 21 213-2.:k • Rqs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 eligible members of the Advisory Croup, discussed below, to serve as poll officials and to encourage other bilingual voters to do so. The City shall contact the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for names of bilingual individuals who have served as poll workers in County elections. 17. In determining the threshold for assigning bilingual poll workers in Rosemead's municipal elections, the following factors are relevant: the historically lower voter turn-out rate for municipal elections in Rosemead as compared to County-wide elections, the differing rates of Rnglish proficiency among the minority language communities, and the extent to which Asian surname analyses of registered voters (using the Lauderdale and Kestenbaum lists of Asian surnames) undercount the true number of voters in a particular community. In light of these factors, Defendants and any entity conducting elections on Defendants' behalf, in addition to satisfying all requirements of California state law and the recommended guidelines provided by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, shall meet the following standards for assigning bilingual workers in Rosemead's municipal elections: A. Defendants shall provide at least one Spanish- speaking poll worker for each consolidated precinct that has loo or more Spanish-surnamed voters. B. Defendants shall provide at least one Cantonese or Mandarin-speaking poll worker (depending on whatever Chinese dialect is relevant for the precinct) for each consolidated precinct that has 35 or more Chinese-surnamed voters. - 11 PAGE 15 01/05/2066 1 2 3 4 5 6 B 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21:a6 EMS C. Defendants shall provide at least one Vietnamese speaking poll worker for each consolidated precinct that has 35; or more Vietnamese-surnamed voters. D_ The parties may by written agreement adjust this requirement in light of confirmed information that the actual language need in a particular precinct is less or greater than this standard. E. To avoid last-minute gaps in minority language coverage at the polls on election day due to Spanish-, Chinese, and Vietnamese-speaking poll workers who fail to report for work, Defendants shall employ personnel trained in minority language election terminology who shall be on call and available to travel to a polling place not staffed by a bilingual poll worker to provide any necessary assistance to a Spanish-, Chinese-, or Vietnamese-speaking voter. 16. Signs in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese shall be posted prominently at polling places stating that the relevant minority language assistance is available. At sites without bilingual staff, signs in all four languages shall be posted that explain how voters can obtain language assistance. Election Official Training 19, Prior to each municipal election, Defendants shall ensure that all poll workers and other election personnel are trained in the following areas: the provisions of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, including the legal obligation and means to make minority language assistance and materials available to voters; the requirement that poll officials be respectful and courteous to all voters regardless of race, 12 - 0 PAGE 16 01/Ej5/2006 21: ?6 _2 7~I 0 BWS • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IQ 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ethnicity, color, or language abilities, and the requirements,of 10 Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § ~I; 1973aa-6, regarding the rights of voters to the assistor of their choice. The City may coordinate with other governmental or non-governmental entities in ensuring that this training is provided. Response to Coumlainto About Poll Workers 20. Defendants, upon receipt of complaints, whether oral or written, shall investigate expeditiously any allegations of poll worker hostility toward minority voters or minority- language speakers in any election. The results of the investigation(s) conducted by the Defendants shall be reported to the United States in writing within thirty days of receiving the complaint. Where there is credible evidence that poll workers have engaged in inappropriate treatment of voters, Defendants shall remove the poll workers. Program Coordinators 21. For each minority language group in the City needing minority language election materials and assistance (currently Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese), the City shall retain or designate a Program Coordinator to coordinate the City's election related assistance and materials for that particular language. The City may coordinate with other governmental or non-governmental entities in providing Program Coordinators for its election program, and the coordinators may perform other duties in addition to their election--related duties. Each Program Coordinator shall speak, read, and write English and the language of the minority language group for which he/she is - 13 - PAGE 17 t~5/L~~115 ?l:.j ~Ij-~?~POS I - 40 1 coordinating election related assistance and materials and t1J 2 individuals who are fluent in more than one of the covered :~t 3 languages may be designated as the Program Coordinator for eaA,i 4 language group for which he/she is qualified. The City shall 5 provide each Program Coordinator with support sufficient to meet 6 the goals of the Program. Each Program Coordinator's 7 responsibilities shall include coordination of translation of 8 ballots and other election information; development and 4 oversight of minority language publicity programs, including 10 selection of appropriate media for notices and announcements; 11 recruitment and assessment of minority-language proficiency of 12 bilingual poll officials and interpreters; and managing other 13 aspects of the Program. 14 Advisory Groups 15 22. The City shall form an Advisory Group for each of the 16 City's language minority groups needing minority language 17 materials and assistance (currently Spanish, Chinese, and 18 Vietnamese). Each Advisory Group shall provide the City with 19 information and assistance concerning how to provide election 20 related materials and assistance for its language group. 21 23. Each Advisory Group•shall be established and chaired 22 by the Program Coordinator coordinating for the same minority 23 language group. The Program Coordinator shall invite 24 participation from all interested individuals and organizations 25 that work with or serve the communities that apeak languages 26 other than English in Rosemead (in particular, the Spanish-, 27 Chinese-, and Vietnamese-speaking communities) to determine how 28 to provide effectively election materials, information, and - 14 - PAGE 18 i~ 0 01/05'2006 '1:35 213-33'-703 EWS u 1 assistance to minority-language voters, and how to fill any gape 1_iJ 2 , in public awareness about the City's multilingual election 3 program due to past failures to provide accessible election- ,j 1,; 4 related information to minority language voters. The Program 5 Coordinator shall provide notice of all planned meetings to each 6 member, including the time, location, and agenda for the 7 meeting, at least 14 days in advance, although members of the 8 Advisory Group may agree to waive or shorten this time period as 9 necessary. Within five working days following each meeting, the 10 Program Coordinator shall provide a written summary to all 11 members and to the City Clerk of the discussion and any 12 decisions reached at the meeting. If the City Clerk decides not 13 to implement an Advisory Group suggestion or a consensus cannot 14 be reached with respect to such suggestion, the Clerk shall 15 provide to the group through the Program Coordinator and 16 maintain on file a written statement of the reasons for 17 rejecting such suggestion. is 24. The City shall transmit to all interested Advisory 19 Group members copies of all election information, announcements, 20 and notices that are provided to the electorate and general 21 public and request that Group members share this information 22 with others. 23 Faderal Examiners and- Observers 24 25. To monitor compliance with and ensure effectiveness of 25 this Decree, and to protect the Fourteenth and Fifteenth 26 Amendment rights of the citizens of the City of Rosemead, the 27 appointment of a federal examiner is authorized for the City of 28 Rosemead pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Voting Rights Act, - 15 - PAGE 15 01/05/2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 0 4d 42 U.S.C. § 1973a(a), through August 6, 2007, On motion of they I.R ) United States within thirty (30) days thereafter, the agreement; :1= shall be extended through the 2009 municipal elections in .,a Rosemead and thirty days thereafter. 26. Defendants shall recognize the authority of federal observers to observe all aspects of voting conducted in the polls on election day, including the authority to view poll officials providing assistance to voters during voting, except where the voter objects. Evaluation of Plan 27. The parties recognize that regular and ongoing reassessment may be necessary to provide the most effective and efficient multilingual Program. Defendants shall evaluate the Program after each election to determine which aspects of the Program are functioning well; whether any aspects need improvement; and how to effect needed improvements. The Program may be adjusted at any time upon joint written agreement of the parties. Retantion of Documents and Reporting Recruirements 28. During the duration of this Decree, the City shall make and maintain as public documents written records of all actions taken pursuant to this Decree. 29. During the duration of this Decree, at least ten (10) days before each municipal election held in the City, Defendants shall provide to counsel for the United States, (a) the name, address, and precinct designation of each consolidated precinct; (b) the name and title of each poll official appointed and assigned to serve at each consolidated precinct; (c) a - 16 - RUJS PAGE 26 Cil!0~I GilS 2_1:36 20--''' 16u B6P1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 designation of whether each poll official is bilingual and any, M minority language(s) that the official speaks; (d) copies of any signs or other written information provided at polling places;-1 i.. and (e) an electronic copy of the voter registration list to be used in such election- Within thirty (30) days after each election, Defendants shall provide to counsel for the united States any updated report regarding changes in items (a)-(d) above that occurred at the election, and provide information about all complaints the City received at the election regarding language or assistance issues. Other Provinions 30. This Decree is final and binding between the parties and their successors in office regarding the claims raised in this action. This Decree shall remain in effect through August 6, 2007, subject to paragraph 25. 31. The Court shall retain jurisdiction of this case to enter further relief or such other orders as may be necessary for the effectuation of the terms of this agreement and to ensure compliance with Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. 32. Each party shall bear its own costs and fees. PAGE 21 - 17 - 01/05/2006 ?1:35 213-2 -'€u= BW' PAGE 2? 1 Agreed to this / 7 14' day of PW6 2005. r:; 65 2 3 AGREED AND CONSENTED T0: 4 For Plaintiff: For Defendants: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 14 15 5 6 7 BRADLEY J. SCHLOZMAN NANCY ERRAMA 8 Acting Assistant Attorney General City Clerk Civil Rights Division City of Rosemead 9 8838 E. Valley Boulevard Rosemead, CA 91770 10 DEBRA WONG YANG OBERT L. KRESS (S8 #53925) 12 United States Attorn City Attorney MICHELE C. MARCHAND 13 Asst. United States Attorney 16 JOHN TANNER, Acting Chief AVNER SHAPIRO, Trial Attorney 17 JOHN "BERT" RUSS, Trial Attorney ALBERTO RUISANCHEZ, Trial Attorney is voting Section U.S. Department of Justice 19 Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. - NWB-7254 20 Washington, D.C. 20530 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 18 - I PI''-GE 23 I gW S: 1!~~5/ a 0 6 21: 36 21 y-2 ~CI u i 1 JUDGaNT AND ORDER 2 This three-judge Court, having been properly empaneled under 3 28 U.S.C. § 2284 and 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-2 to consider the United; 4 States' claim under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 5 as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-la, and having determined that it 6 has jurisdiction over this claim, has considered the terms of the 7 Consent Decree, and hereby enters the relief set forth above and 8 incorporates those,terms herein. 9 10 ENTERED and ORDERED this flay of agpk jj, 2005. 11 12 13 UN ST ES IRCUIT JMGE 14 15 16 V 17 18 STATES DIST JUDGE 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 19 - M ATTACHMENT D CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE APPROVED MANUFACTURERS AND FINISHERS OF BALLOT CARDS FOR USE IN CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS APPROVED VENDORS MAY 2006 ACCU VOTE-OS Martin & Chapman Co. (M, F) 1951 Wright Circle Anaheim, CA 92806-6028 (714) 939-9866 www.inartincliapinan.coni Diebold Election Systems (M, F) 10315 Airport Road, Ste. 102 Everett, WA 98204 (425) 356-9991 www.diebold.com Integrated Voting Solutions, Inc. (M, F) 1931 G Street Fresno, CA 93706 (559) 498-0281 K&H Integrated Print Solutions (M, F) 7720 Hardeson Road, Ste. A Everett, WA 98203 (425) 446-3300 Sequoia Voting Systems (M, F) (Printing Facility) ProDocumentSolutions 90 West Poplar Avenue Porterville, CA 93257 (800) 232-2690 w+.,s oiavote.com Updated: 05/05/2006 DATAVOTE Election Systems and Software (M, F) 11208 John Galt Blvd. Omaha, NE 68137 (800) 247-8683 wm-,.essvote.com (Printing Facility) 4301 Wiley Post Road Addison, TX 75001 (800) 800-0362 Martin & Chapman Co. (F) 1951 Wright Circle Anaheim, CA 92806-6028 (714) 939-9866 www.martinchapman.coin Sequoia Voting Systems (M, F) (Printing Facility) ProDocumentSolutions 90 West Poplar Avenue Porterville, CA 93257 (800) 232-2690 www.sequoiavote.coni No Hole, 38, 52 Hole No Hole, 38, 52 Hole No Hole, 38,52 Hole DIMS OPTI-VOTE Martin & Chapman Co. (M, F) 1951 Wright Circle Anaheim, CA 92806-6028 (714) 939-9866 www.martinchapman.com Updated: 05/05/2006 0 0 eSLATE BALLOT NOW County of Orange (F) 1300-C South Grand Santa Ana, CA 92711 (714) 567-7600 Hart InterCivic (M, F) 15500 Wells Port Drive Austin, TX 78728 (800) 223-4278 www.hartic.com Integrated Voting Solutions, Inc. (M, F) 1931 G Street Fresno, CA 93706 (559) 498-0281 K&H Integrated Print Solutions (M, F) 7720 Hardeson Road, Ste. A Everett, WA 98203 (425) 446-3300 Martin & Chapman Co. (M, F) 1951 Wright Circle Anaheim, CA 92806-6028 (714) 939-9866 www.martinchapman.com Sequoia Voting Systems (M, F) (Printing Facility) ProDocumentSolutions 90 West Poplar Avenue Porterville. CA 93257 (800) 232-2690 Nvww.sequoiavote.com Updated: 05/05/2006 • 0 MODEL 100/550/650 Admail West (F) 521 North 10`b Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 442-3613 County of Sacramento (F) 7000 65th Street, Suite A Sacramento, CA 95823 (916) 875-6451 Eagle Press, Inc. 8111 37`h Avenue Sacramento, CA 95824 (916) 383-7850 (F) Election Systems and Software (M, F) 11208 John Galt Blvd Omaha, NE 68137 (800) 247-8683 www.essvote.com (Printing Facility) 4301 Wiley Post Road Addison, TX 75001 (800) 800-0362 K&H Integrated Print Solutions (M, F) 7720 Hardeson Road, Ste. A Everett, WA 98203 (425) 446-3300 Martin & Chapman Co. (M, F) 1951 Wright Circle Anaheim CA 92806-6028 (714) 939-9866 www.martinchapman.com County of Contra Costa (F) 524 Main Street, PO Box 271 Martinez, CA 94553-1546 (925) 646-4166 Updated: 05/05/2006 0 0 INKAVOTE Sequoia Voting Systems (M, F) (Printing Facility) ProDocumentSolutions 90 West Poplar Avenue Porterville, CA 93257 (800) 232-2690 www.sequoiavote.com Election Systems and Software (M, F) 11208 John Galt Blvd. Omaha, NE 68137 (800) 247-8683 www.essvote.coni (Printing Facility) 4301 Wiley Post Road Addison, TX 75001 (800) 800-0362 19, 26, 312 Vote Position 19, 26, 312 Vote Position Election Systems and Sofhvare 11208 John Galt Blvd. Omaha, NE 68137 (800) 247-8683 www.essvote.coni (Printing Facility) 4301 Wiley Post Road Addison, TX 75001 (800) 800-0362 Independent Printing Company 3930 Pacheco Boulevard Martinez, CA 94553 (925)-229-5050 www ipcoprintina.can (Printing Facility) 640 Tolman Creek Road Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-4711 Martin & Chapman Co. 1951 Wright Circle Anaheim, CA 92806-6028 (714) 939-9866 www.nrirLinchapinan.coni Sequoia Voting Systems (Printing Facility) ProDocumentSolutions 90 West Poplar Avenue Porterville, CA 93257 (800) 232-2690 wwwsequoiavote.com MARK-A-VOTE (M, F) (M, F) (M, F) (M, F) 312 Vote Position 52 Vote Position 52 Vote Position 52 & 312 Vote Position upaatea: uDiu:)i/Uvo 0 0 OPTECH American Lithographers Inc (M, F) 21062 Forbes Street Hayward, CA 94545 (510) 732-1650 www.aniericanlitlioinc.coni Election Systems and Software (M, F) 11208 John Galt Blvd Omaha, NE 68137 (800) 247-8683 www.essvote.com (Printing Facility) 4301 Wiley Post Road Addison, TX 75001 (800) 800-0362 Independent Printing Company (M, F) 3930 Pacheco Boulevard Martinez, CA 94553 (925)-229-5050 www.ipeoprintine.com (Printing Facility) 640 Tolman Creek Road Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-4711 K&H Integrated Print Solutions (M, F) 7720 Hardeson Road, Ste. A Everett, WA 98203 (425) 446-3300 Martin & Chapman Co. (M, F) 1951 Wright Circle Anaheim, CA 92806-6028 (714) 939-9866 ww- martinchal2ntan.com Sequoia Voting Systems (M, F) (Printing Facility) ProDocumentSolutions 90 West Poplar Avenue Porterville, CA 93257 (Printing Facility) American Lithographers 2629 5th Street Sacramento, CA 95818 (800) 232-2690 www.sequoiavote.com Updated: 05/05/2006 E 7j OPTO-MARK Election Systems and Software (M, F) 11208 John Galt Blvd Omaha, NE 68137 (800) 247-8683 ww-w.essvote.com (Printing Facility) 4301 Wiley Post Road Addison, TX 75001 (800) 800-0362 Martin & Chapman Co. (M, F) 1951 Wright Circle Anaheim, CA 92806-6028 (714) 939-9866 www.martinchapman.com [(M) = Manufacturer; (F) = Finisher] Updated: 05/05/2006