PRESS RELEASE: Marin County Voter's Choice Act Educational Workshops

Press release from the Marin County Government:

April 05, 2022

Voter’s Choice Act Educational Workshops

Workshops will help voters understand new services under VCA

San Rafael, CA – Marin County Elections Department has five upcoming public workshops to educate voters in advance of the June 7, 2022, primary election about changes coming with the Voter’s Choice Act. The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution in May of 2021 confirming plans to implement the Voter’s Choice Act[External] (VCA) also called Senate Bill 450.

One primary change under VCA is a switch from Election Day polling places to multi-day, regional vote centers at spots around the county. The other change is that every active registered voter will automatically be mailed a vote-by-mail ballot packet starting 29 days before an election—a change most Marin County voters will not notice due to the high rate of vote-by-mail voters, now more than 80%.

The upcoming workshops will and give voters an opportunity to learn about changes well in advance of the election. The schedule of workshops includes one virtual workshop and four in-person workshops. Language services will be available as noted in the schedule below. The general public is welcome to attend any and all workshops.

Thursday, April 14

• Virtual Community Workshop
  • Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Vietnamese, ASL/CDI interpreters available; captions will also be available.
• Time: 5:00-6:00 p.m.
• Location: Zoom Webinar[External] (will also post link at marinvotes.org)

• Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Vietnamese, ASL/CDI interpreters available; captions will also be available.

Tuesday, April 19

• Vietnamese Language Workshop
  • Vietnamese speaking translator available
• Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
• Location: Community Action Marin (555 Northgate Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903)

• Vietnamese speaking translator available

Wednesday, April 20

• Voters with Disabilities Workshop
  • ASL/CDI interpreter available
• Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
• Location: Vivalon (930 Tamalpais Avenue, Caboose Room, San Rafael, CA 94901)

• ASL/CDI interpreter available

Thursday, April 21

• Spanish Language Workshop
  • Spanish speaking translator available
• Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
• Location: Community Action Marin (555 Northgate Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903)

• Spanish speaking translator available

Friday, April 22

• Chinese Language Workshop
  • Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) speaking translator available
• Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
• Location: Marin County Civic Center (3501 Civic Center Dr, Room 143D, San Rafael, CA 94903)

• Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) speaking translator available

Learn more about the Voter’s Choice Act or check your registration status on www.marinvotes.org, and follow the Elections Department on Facebook[External].

This press release was produced by the Marin County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.