The Marin County Election Advisory Committee will hold its first annual community meeting on Thursday, June 21 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The location is is the Board of Supervisors chambers at the Marin Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Drive, 3rd Floor.

Lowell Finley, Deputy Secretary of State for Voting Systems Certification and Policy, will be the guest speaker. Mr. Finley oversees testing and certification for all voting machine technology in California. He is also an expert on election law.

The Election Advisory Committee was formed in June, 2006 to provide advice and recommendations to the Registrar of Voters on voter participation and election integrity issues as they affect elections in Marin County. Twenty members are appointed by the Registrar from various geographic areas of the county to represent different points of view and interests in the elections process.

Agenda

• Welcome and introductions
• Annual report from Registrar of Voters Elaine Ginnold
• Speaker -- Lowel Finley, Deputy Secretary of State for Voting Systems Certification and Policy
• Questions and answers

All county public meetings are conducted in accessible locations. If you require American Sign Language interpreters, assistive listening devices or other accomodations to participate in this meeting, you may request them by calling (415) 499-6065 (voice) or (415) 499-3232 (TTY) at least 72 hours in advance. Copies of documents used in this meeting are available in accessible formats upon written request.