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23 Feb 2018

2018 South Lobby Display Showcases the New Voting Experience

On January 31, 2018, the Media and Communications section of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk unveiled this year’s South Lobby display entitled the “Evolution of Voting in Los Angeles County.” The new display provides a visual of Los Angeles County’s voting experiences ...

20 Jan 2018

VSAP Leads visit with King County Election Officials

On January 8th, members of the VSAP visited the King County Elections office in Renton, Washington. With over 1.2 million registered voters, King County is the largest election jurisdiction in the US that conducts their elections by mail. Our team was provided with a tour of the King County Election...

14 Dec 2017

Dean Logan Wins International Electoral Award

We are proud to announce that Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean Logan was named the winner of the prestigious 2017 Electoral Ergonomy Award from the International Center for Parliamentary Studies. The award was presented at the International Electoral Awards on December...

28 Nov 2017

A Better Ballot Box

On Tuesday, November 14 Dean C. Logan and Matt Adams of IDEO were special guests at A/D/O in Brooklyn. A/D/O is a 23,000 square foot former warehouse in Greenpoint, Brooklyn’s Industrial Business Zone. It has been converted into a space for creative exchange and designers. The presentation ent...

30 Oct 2017

BMD Demo at the Universal Day Program

On October 25, 2017, the VSAP provided a demonstration of the Ballot Marking Device (BMD) at the Universal Day Program, an adult activity center that offers services for adults with developmental disabilities located in Burbank, CA. The focus of the demonstration was to inform participants about the...

29 Sep 2017

VSAP in Santa Monica!

The VSAP team made its way Westside of Los Angeles County for Santa Monica City Hall’s National Voter Registration Day event on September 26, 2017. Our very own Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan gave a presentation about the new voting experience during Santa Monica’s City Council meeti...

29 Sep 2017

Advisory Committees Visit the RR/CC

Our two Advisory Committees visited our Headquarters in Norwalk last week to receive an update on the work that has been done and provide feedback on our BMD Unit plans. In addition, they provided feedback on the most recently released RFP, which focuses on identifying vendors for implementation and...

31 May 2017

VSAP Presents at Harvard!

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Los Angeles County, Technology, VSAP Team

On May 17, 2017, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan and VSAP Administrative Project Manager Monica Flores traveled to Massachusetts to present to the Innovations in American Government Awards National Selection Committee at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Dean and Monica delivered ...

05 May 2017

VSAP Named Finalist for Harvard’s 2017 Roy and Lila Ash Award for Public Engagement in Government

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Los Angeles County, Media, Technology, VSAP Team

The VSAP team is thrilled to announce that we have been named as a finalist for Harvard’s 2017 Roy and Lila Ash Award for Public Engagement in Government. We are one of four finalists competing for a $100,000 grand prize. The Roy and Lila Ash Award for Public Engagement in Government recognizes ...

31 Mar 2017

Revolutionizing the Voting System

Determined to revolutionize its voting system, Los Angeles County unveiled a high-tech and user-friendly prototype to replace the aging InkaVote Plus, as well as a host of other proposed innovations and reforms to better serve the nation’s largest electorate. Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Rid...