Warren Slocum

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Warren Slocum, Chief Elections Officer[1]& County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor[2] has served the Silicon Valley as a non-partisan elected official since 1987-Present. [3] [4]

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[edit] Family

Warren is married to Maria Diaz-Slocum [5] they have two sons.[6]

[edit] Education

  • San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. BA in American History, 1972. Graduated with honors. President, Phi Alpha Theta (academic fraternity). Graduate Studies, SDSU, Public Administration.
  • Stanford University, Graduate level courses in leadership.

[edit] Military Service

Warren enlisted in the Army and served in Vietnam during 1966-67. His unit received a Meritorious Unit Citation and he was honorably discharged after three years of service.[7]

[edit] Elected

First elected to office in 1986 with 73% of the vote. [8]

  • In 1997 he was selected as a member of the "US Election Observation Team" (through IFES International Foundation for Election Systems) [9]charged with the responsibility of evaluating presidential elections in Albania.
  • Most recently Warren has led the fight to make touch screen voting systems more secure (watch the video "High Tech Voting" on the Lehrer News Hour). [10]
  • eSlate voting system[11] was tested and in addition there is a UPS type tracking system that allows a voter to track their absentee ballot. Warren has been known for internet technology implementation for many years[12] and is concerned for the voters having confidence in the electoral process within the nation.[13] His technology interest gave way to Webcast Weddings that are available through his office so that all can attend if not able due to distance or disability.[14]
  • In 2005 Warren Slocum was named to the National Council[15] on Voting System Performance Rating (VSPR)[16][17]panel setting voting machine standards nationwide.[18]Voting machine vendors, election officials and prominent computer scientists agreed to try to end ongoing controversy over electronic voting by attempting to draft uniform standards.[19]He has been recognized by many groups for his innovation, honesty and integrity.[20]

[edit] Supports AB43

Same sex couples also found some backing within the clerk's offices themselves. In a letter to his peers, San Mateo County Clerk/Recorder Warren Slocum encouraged support of the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, also known as AB 43. Apart from the rights it bestows, Slocum wrote, "Marriage brings a certain dignity, respect and recognition for heterosexual couples and their families. Public policy should reflect and reinforce this respect for same-sex couples." [21]

[edit] Audio Interview on Voting Certification

Warren discusses the process of meeting the new Federal Voting Certifications and the problems faced by counties in California before the June Primary, with only 11 counties representing 15% of California's voters have certified voting systems in place. Warren points out the difficulties in meeting the new requirements, the constraints and how he is speaking to legislators to pass special voting legislations. Most major newspapers are endorsing the vote by mail rather than rushing in to certify these new voting machines under a tight timeline.[22]

[edit] Other Endeavors

  • Conducted California's first Internet Voting Demonstration Project that had 1,200 participants in October 2000
  • Co-founder of the Smart Voter Project. This pioneering effort lead to the delivery of electronic sample ballots to residents of the Silicon Valley.[23]
  • Founded a LeaderAcademy at Stanford University as well as the California Trial Court Training Institute which received the prestigious Ralph Kleps Award for innovation.

[edit] Trivia

Swam the “Escape from Alcatraz” race, in which he finished 286 out of around 1,000 swimmers; plus he recently had a hole in one at Poplar Creek Golf course. [24]

[edit] Books/articles

  • Warren Slocum, Voter services in cyberspace.: An article from: Campaigns & Elections, 1998 [25]
  • Warren Slocum, Reinventing Government in Cyberspace. California County, 1999[26]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official Election Site of San Mateo County
  2. ^ San Mateo County :: Clerk. Assessor. Recorder. Elections
  3. ^ Full Biography for Warren Slocum
  4. ^ Warren Slocum | San Mateo County's Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder | About Warren
  5. ^ Maria Diaz-Slocum - Redwood City School District Trustee
  6. ^ Serving the People First and Foremost: The Slocum Way
  7. ^ Warren Slocum | San Mateo County's Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder | About Warren
  8. ^ Serving the People First and Foremost: The Slocum Way
  9. ^ IFES - An international nonprofit organization that supports the building of democratic societies
  10. ^ Online NewsHour: High-tech Voting - September 15, 2003
  11. ^ eSlate Online Learning Center
  12. ^ Net Loss: Internet Prophets, Private Profits, and the Costs to Community, by Nathan Newman, 2002,ISBN 10 0271022051
  13. ^ PBS, Online NewsHour,http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec03/vote_9-15.html
  14. ^ Silicon Valley Launches Webcast Weddings,http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/7621.html
  15. ^ VSPR,Election Officials and Experts, http://www.vspr.org/council/election.officials.and.experts
  16. ^ NewsWeek,A Step Forward in the Voting Wars, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6885237/site/newsweek/
  17. ^ San Mateo County Election Chief Named to National Council on Voting System Performance Rating
  18. ^ Warren Slocum named to panel setting voting machine standards, http://www.almanacnews.com/morgue/2005/2005_02_09.slocum.shtml
  19. ^ C|Net News.com,Standards aim to secure e-voting systems, http://news.com.com/Standards+aim+to+secure+e-voting+systems/2100-1028_3-5557926.html
  20. ^ An Election Official With Integrity Who Cares, http://votetrustusa.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1810
  21. ^ San Mateo County :: Clerk. Assessor. Recorder. Elections
  22. ^ Vote Talk Radio, http://www.live365.com/stations/sanmateo1?site=sanmateo1
  23. ^ About Smart Voter
  24. ^ Serving the People First and Foremost: The Slocum Way
  25. ^ Amazon.com: Voter services in cyberspace.: An article from: Campaigns & Elections: Books: Warren Slocum
  26. ^ Bibliography for dis

[edit] External links

  • SmartVoter.org[1]
  • ElectionCentral.blog [2]
  • Warren Slocum's site [3]
  • Clerk, Assessor, Recorder, Elections Department of San Mateo County,Official Site[4]
  • Shape the Future Vote!,Official Election Site of San Mateo County [5]
  • Voting System Performance Rating (VSPR) Official Site[6]