Are Cornerstones of Priorities Redwood City, CA Warren Slocum, San Mateo County s independently elected Registrar of Voters, Assessor and County Clerk-Recorder since 1987 took the occasion of his attendance at the 2001 California Democratic Convention to make public his intention to run for Secretary of State. He promised Californians to bring his advanced, high tech voting expertise to a statewide level.
Voting is the most important responsibility of citizenship.
We must ensure that everyone votes and that all votes are counted correctly. I believe California can and must lead the nation in developing and implementing more modern and accurate voting systems. In 1992 Slocum replaced antiquated lever voting machines with modern optical scan ballots and subsequently pioneered touch screen voting systems. He served as a member of the Secretary of State s Internet Voting Task Force and has conducted an Internet voting demonstration. He has worked with legislators on election reform bills and has served as an international election observer in Albania.