Gail L. Pellerin's Candidate Statement of Qualifications

By Gail L. Pellerin

Be sure to vote June 3. Information for voters in Santa Cruz County is posted online at http://www.votescount.com

I have proudly served as the Chief Elections Official in Santa Cruz County for 21 years. With your support, I will continue my commitment to provide accurate, secure, transparent, and accessible elections, as well as excellent customer-focused services.

I am an advocate for marriage equality and enthusiastically implemented same sex marriages when they became legal again in California in July 2013.

As a recognized leader in the state, I am a member of the Future of California Elections collaborative, contributed to the Presidential Commission on Election Reform, and serve as co-chair of the State Voter Accessibility Advisory Committee. I am past President of the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials and have written several guidebooks on election processes that are used throughout the state.

My websites http://www.votescount.com and http://www.sccoclerk.com ensure easy public access to vital services like online voter registration and marriage license applications. I am always striving to find new ways to serve the public like weekend voting, ballot drop boxes, Watsonville Wednesday clerk office hours, and Passport Saturdays.

I ask for your vote on June 3. Thank you. gailpellerin@ebold.com.