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In los angeles. Thanks so much for joining us. Pleasure to be with you. Talk about going to the polls tomorrow, first and foremost, President Trump has solicited for people to sign up to be poll watchers. What are their roles . Its not a new thing. Its not. And done right, very boring. Allows people to come to the polls and watch and make sure everything is going according to the rules and how it should be. There are very strict rules on interferi interfering with or intimidating voters in the election process. And officials have a lot of tools to make sure those there to watch are there to just watch, look, not touch. Where is that line between poll watching, legal, and intimidation, illegal . I think people expect boisterous activity in and around election day. Weve had that quite a while and more than 100 feet from the polls can include calling out candidates and measures and encouraging people to vote for specific things. Once you get inside that window though, its much different p
Ballots. This is an hourhe and a half. Pr were thrilled to be presenting a atimely panel t entitled access to the vote, the ballot, and the mailbox. This panel is one of many in a series of Rapid Response webinars. We are planning additional tiona programs on a variety of issues, so please visit ese p americanbar. Org trsj for updates on these programs. To our progr how today will work, its my pleasure t these programs. Before we go to how our day will work, its my pleasure to hand it to angela j. Scott, head of civil rights justice, for a fewj remarks. Welcome,ma angela. Thank you to everyone, thank you for the Civil Rights Committee for planning this very timely panel. Its my pleasure to welcome s everyone who is watching. Before i begin, and i say this before i say anything, i just wantnt to make sure that you all know that im speaking in my l a personal capacity and notci on behalf of my employer. Yer. Nothing that i or any of the tsy panelists say today represents any views of any
Present for us. The members of the commission are meeting remotely to ensure the safety of everyone, including the members of the public. Madam secretary, please call the first item. Clerk thank you, mr. Chair. The first order is roll call. Please respond when i call your name. [ roll call ]. Clerk all members, excuse me, all other members of the commission are present. The next item is announcements. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held remotely on november 20, 2020. Please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comment on each agenda item unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. Please note that during the Public Comment reared, all dialin participants from the public will dial 14156550001 and the access code is 1464367015. When you dial star 3 you will hear the following message you have raised your hand to speak. Please wait for the host to invite you to speak. When your line is unmuted, this will be th
Phone lines to be open to see if there is a Public Comment . Chair borden yep and is there you have chair borden how many . You have zero questions remaining. With that, well close Public Comment. Directors, do i have a motion . Secretary boomer, please call roll . Chair borden aye. Director brinkman aye. Vice chair eaken aye. Director heminger aye. Director lai aye. Madame chair, the minutes are approved. Item 5, communications. Madame chair. Chair borden as many of you have learned, our heart was broken this weekend with the untimely passing of one of our own. Antonio, a muni operator with the Transportation Agency for 19 years, was known for being deeply committed to his job and well known by the people on his buses and in many communities. He was born and raised in the Richmond District and leaves behind wife jennifer, three children and grandchildren. Well have this meeting adjourned in his memory, but im devastated. I want to thank his family to loaning him to us. He did die in s