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Board appoints Dominic Paris to the City Elections Commission after committee recommendation
Summary
After interviewing candidates, the Rules, Policy & Legislation Committee recommended Dominic R. Paris to fill a vacancy on the City Elections Commission; Paris described election training work and student registration goals and the board voted to appoint him to a term through 01/01/2018.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted to appoint Dominic R. Paris as its appointee to the City Elections Commission at the Feb. 17 meeting after a Rules, Policy & Legislation Committee recommendation.
Commissioner Wynne said the committee interviewed three candidates and recommended Paris to fill a remaining portion of a five‑year term that ends Jan. 1, 2018. Dominic Paris introduced himself and summarized a background working in elections operations and training: he described roles from clerk to poll worker trainer and said he had worked with San Mateo County’s Elections Division and served on student registration efforts.
Paris told the board he would like to work on registering high school students to vote and mentioned efforts to use technology (electronic poll books) and outreach (an 'election bus') to increase participation and reduce administrative costs. Commissioners asked brief follow‑up questions about his tenure in prior offices and his operational experience; Paris said he worked in several capacities and had seasonal, full‑time roles.
The board moved the committee recommendation, took roll call, and approved the appointment. President Marasay congratulated Paris and asked him to report back annually on his service on the Elections Commission.
