oter Services Contra Costa County Kristin B. Connelly
25.335.7800 phon County Clerk-Recorde
925.335.7836 fax Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department and Registrar of Voters 555 Escobar Street
[email protected] Martinez, CA 94553 Helen Nolan www.contracostavote.gov Assistant Registrar of
Voters
April 16, 2024
Pamela Christian
City Clerk
450 Civic Center Plaza
Richmond, CA. 94804
Re: City of Richmond Election Reform Act
Dear Pamela,
On March 20, 2024, we received your letter requesting a random signature verification of the 15,139 total signatures in the petition named above. The signature count includes the two officially withdrawn signatures but were not part of the random signature verification.
Upon the completion of the random verification the number of valid signatures is determined to be 379 out of 500 random signature sample. The statistical prediction of the valid signatures for this petition is calculated at 15% of the number required for the petition to be sufficient. A detailed breakdown is attached.
We request that you retrieve the petition for your retention at the earliest possible date. The petition is not a public record and may not be examined by anyone other than the public officer or public employees who have the duty of receiving, examining, or preserving the petitions. Pursuant to Election Code section 17200 the petition must be kept eight months after the final examination of the petition.
If you have any questions please contact our office at (925) 335-7800 or Voter Services supervisor Justine Gatdula at justine. [email protected] or call (925) 335-7883.
Sincerely,
WHA
Wilfredo Alas
Elections Services Specialist
Voter Services Contra Costa County
925.335.7800 phone
925.335.7836 fax Clerk Recorder-Elections Department
555 Escobar Street Helen Nolan
[email protected] Martinez, CA 94553
www.contracostavote.gov Assistant Registraref
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE TO INITIATIVE PETITION
1, Kristin B. Connelly, County Clerk of the County of Contra Costa, State of California, hereby certify:
That the Richmond Election Reform Act was filed in our office on March 20, 2024.
That said petition consists of 960 sections;
That each section contains signatures purporting to be the signatures of electors of this City;
1. The number of unverified signatures filed by the proponent (raw count): 15,139
2. The number of voters as of the last report of registration to the State 57,608 February 23, 2023:
3. The minimum number of valid signatures needed using 15% of the 9,505 registered voters as shown above:
4. The number of signatures verified: 500
a. The number of signatures found SUFFICIENT: 379
b. The number of signatures found NOT SUFFICIENT: 121
c. NOT SUFFICIENT because of DUPLICATION:
5. The projected statistically valid total: 11,475
(As provided by California Administrative Code 20510 - 20540)
6. The statistical total as a percentage of the total needed: 132.80% The projected statistically valid total is in excess of the 110% required based on the sample, pursuant to Elections Code 9115 and 9237.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 16t day of April 2024.
Kristin B Connelly
County Clerk-Recorder
Contra Costa County, California
Signature Verification Calculations
City Initiatives Submitted to Voters
EC Div. 9, Ch. 3, Art. 1 -- §§ 9200-9255
Petition Title: Election Reform Act
Initiative Petition Calculations
Registration 57,608
EC 9255(e)
Total Signatures Submitted: 15,139
Signatures needed to qualify for election: 8641
15% threshold -- EC 9255(c) (1)
Random Sample Minimum 9505
(signatures needed to qualify × 110%)
The random sample shall include 500 signatures or 3% of those submitted, whichever is greater.
9211, 9115(a)
Number of signatures to verify: 500
Number of valid signatures: 379
Number of duplicate signatures:
SOS Signature Validation Formula
Factors Description
A Value of each signature
Penalty value for duplicate signature
Total value of all duplicate signatures
V Adjusted number of valid signatures
Factor Formula
A Total Signatures/signatures to verify = A 30.278
A X (A - 1) = B Penalty value for duplicate 886.48
signatures
B x number of duplicate signatures = C 0.00
Signatures submitted × (valid signatures in
V sample/sample size) = V 11475
V - C = Statiscally valid total 11475
If the statistical sample is within 95% to 110% of the
required number signatures, the elections official must verify ALL petition signatures. EC 9115(b)
Statistical total as percent of total needed: 132.80%
Amended_Richmond_City_Random_Qualify_Calculation_15Percent 4/16/2024