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Board hears civil jury concerns on ballot fiscal impact, capital planning and elections operations
Summary
The grand jury asked for post‑enactment follow‑up on comptroller fiscal‑impact statements and a systematic way to track required reports; supervisors and officials debated capital planning oversight and whether to require more prescriptive ballot or bond information. The Elections Division was praised for operations but urged to secure permanent space and strengthen voter education for ranked‑choice voting and absentee ballots.
The Audit & Oversight Committee on Sept. 22 took testimony on the civil grand jury’s accountability report and a separate report on the year of five elections.
Patricia Knight, foreperson of the February 2008 grand jury, said the jury was concerned that the comptroller’s fiscal‑impact comments lack systematic follow‑up, which prevents verification of whether prior predictions were accurate. "How do you know you're getting it right if you don't follow‑up and see whether your prediction was correct?" Knight asked.
Peg Stevenson of the Controller’s Office told the committee the controller does conduct follow‑up analysis through standard budget monitoring (six‑ and nine‑month reports, monthly meetings with large…
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