Secretary Padilla Joins State and Local Election Leaders on DEFCON Panel
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Secretary Padilla participated in a
DEFCON
2019 Voting Village panel on the role of state and local election administrators in securing elections.
Since its founding in 1993, DEFCON has become one of the world’s largest hacker conferences. Held annually in Las Vegas, the event attracts leading hackers, along with computer security professionals, journalists, lawyers, academics, and local, state and federal government leaders.This was Secretary Padilla's second year attending and speaking at DEFCON.
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Secretary of State's Office Releases 2020 Election Guide
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The March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary is 181 days away! Ahead of the 2020 elections, the Secretary of State's office has released the 2020 Election Guide, which includes calendars, nomination requirements, and more.
You can view the full digital 2020 Election Guide
here.
Do you need to register to vote? Want to check your voter registration status?
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Secretary Padilla Joins State and Local Leaders to
Prepare for the 2020 Census
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As Chair of the
California Complete Count Committee, Secretary Padilla has participated in a series of regional convenings and Implementation Plan Workshops across the state in preparation for the 2020 Census.
This month, he met with state and local leaders in both
Kern and
San Diego counties to discuss the effects of an undercount on California's fair share of federal funding and representation in Congress. Achieving a complete count will require dedicated outreach to hard-to-count communities. 25 counties in California have been identified as hard-to-count, so the Secretary of State's office has compiled
Fact Sheets with county-specific information to help with census outreach efforts.
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Secretary Padilla Discusses the Importance of the
2020 Census on "Politically Speaking" with Alex Presha
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Secretary Padilla joined
Alex Presha on "Politically Speaking" to discuss why a complete count in California's 2020 Census is critical. An under-count of the state's population will effect federal funding, representation in Congress, and even the number of Electoral College votes for the next ten years.
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Secretary Padilla Discusses Election Cybersecurity in Interview with Cheddar News
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In his interview with
Cheddar News, Secretary Padilla looked ahead to the 2020 elections and how California plans to secure our democracy and combat misinformation.
"We are doing anything and everything it takes to ensure the integrity and security of the election," Secretary Padilla said. "Securing the election is one thing, making sure that we don't fall prey to misinformation or disinformation campaigns is an equal challenge."
To watch the Secretary's full interview, click
here
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Secretary Padilla Provides Remarks to
UnidosUS 2019 Annual Conference
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Secretary Padilla kicked off the
UnidosUS 2019 Annual Conference with a few words on the importance of civic engagement.
This year's Conference theme was "Transform. Influence. Lead." It featured more than 25 cutting edge workshops and multiple plenaries that addressed the 2020 presidential election, 2020 Census, immigration, education, the economy, health care, and housing.
The UnidosUS Annual Conference is one of the largest gatherings of its kind in the Latino Community and included thousands of people representing community based organizations, nonprofits, government, corporations, and academic institutions.
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Secretary Of State's Eureka Chatbot Helps California
Stay Open For Business
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The Secretary of State's Business Services chatbot, Eureka, was featured in a Microsoft article this month that described the innovative chatbot and its impact on the office's business filings.
Eureka was designed and implemented as a way to give customers easy access to answers regarding business entities and trademarks 24/7. Utilizing artificial intelligence, the chatbot is able to provide answers and relevant information to the customer online as well as adapt and learn with each question asked.
Since its launch, Eureka has answered more than 77,000 inquires and helped improve information response times to the public and increased staff productivity.
For the full article and video, click
here.
Need to ask Eureka a question about business filings in California? Visit
bizfile.sos.ca.gov.
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California State Archives Celebrates
99 Years of Women's Suffrage
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While the 19th Amendment was ratified on August 26, 1920, securing a woman's right to vote nationwide, California had already granted women the right to vote in state elections with the passage of Proposition 4 in 1911.
Elizabeth Lowe Watson and Clara Shortridge Foltz were two key advocates for women's suffrage in California. Their combined efforts, including mobilizing more than 10,000 volunteers, which res
ulted in the passage of Proposition 4 in 1911, by a margin of only 3,587 votes. This made California a leader in the nation as the 6th state to give women the right to vote. This critical enfranchisement laid the groundwork for other political trailblazers like Grace Dorris,
Elizabeth Hughes, Anna Saylor, and Esto Broughton, the first women elected to the California Legislature.
The State Archives has compiled an online collection featuring original records and documents that trace the women's suffrage movement in California
here
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Secretary of State's Inaugural Chief Risk Officer Discusses Election Cybersecurity with Techwire
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This month, the Secretary of State's first ever chief risk officer Joe White sat down with Techwire to discuss election security ahead of the 2020 Presidential Primary and General Elections. Before joining the Secretary of State team, Joe served in the U.S. Marines, and was a security architect at the Department of Justice. Joe has also held roles at the California Conservation Corps including information security officer.
The mission of the chief risk officer is to enhance department security and risk manag
ement. Joe, in tandem with the Secretary of State's IT Division, is developing a continuous assessment program to quickly identify and address risks before they can be exploited.
“You can’t really wait for an assessment of a third party, be it CDT (the California Department of Technology) or another professional entity, to do it on an every-other-year process. You need to be able to address your threats quickly. It’s just a reality of where we are in today’s threat landscape.”
You can read the full article
here.
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