Warren Slocum

Warren Slocum, Chief Elections Officer [ [http://www.shapethefuture.org/ Official Election Site of San Mateo County ] ] & County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor [ [http://www.smcare.org/ San Mateo County :: Clerk. Assessor. Recorder. Elections ] ] has served the Silicon Valley as a non-partisan elected official since 1987-Present. [ [http://www.smartvoter.org/1998jun/ca/sm/vote/slocum_w/bio.html Full Biography for Warren Slocum ] ] [ [http://www.warrenslocum.com/aboutwarren.htm Warren Slocum | San Mateo County's Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder | About Warren ] ]

Family

Warren is married to Maria Diaz-Slocum [ [http://www.caldia.com/ Maria Diaz-Slocum - Redwood City School District Trustee ] ] they have two sons. [ [http://www.shapethefuture.org/press/2005/spectrum_083005.asp Serving the People First and Foremost: The Slocum Way ] ]

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.

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. [ [http://www.warrenslocum.com/aboutwarren.htm Warren Slocum | San Mateo County's Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder | About Warren ] ]

Elected

First elected to office in 1986 with 73% of the vote. [ [http://www.shapethefuture.org/press/2005/spectrum_083005.asp Serving the People First and Foremost: The Slocum Way ] ]

*In 1997 he was selected as a member of the "US Election Observation Team" (through IFES International Foundation for Election Systems) [ [http://www.ifes.org/ IFES - An international nonprofit organization that supports the building of democratic societies ] ] 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). [ [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec03/vote_9-15.html Online NewsHour: High-tech Voting - September 15, 2003 ] ]
*eSlate voting system [ [http://www.shapethefuture.org/eslate/eslate.html eSlate Online Learning Center ] ] 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 [Net Loss: Internet Prophets, Private Profits, and the Costs to Community, by Nathan Newman, 2002,ISBN 10 0271022051 ] and is concerned for the voters having confidence in the electoral process within the nation. [PBS, Online NewsHour,http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec03/vote_9-15.html] 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. [Silicon Valley Launches Webcast Weddings,http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/7621.html]
*In 2005 Warren Slocum was named to the National Council [VSPR,Election Officials and Experts, http://www.vspr.org/council/election.officials.and.experts] on Voting System Performance Rating (VSPR) [NewsWeek,A Step Forward in the Voting Wars, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6885237/site/newsweek/] [ [http://www.shapethefuture.org/press/2005/020205.asp San Mateo County Election Chief Named to National Council on Voting System Performance Rating ] ] panel setting voting machine standards nationwide. [ Warren Slocum named to panel setting voting machine standards, http://www.almanacnews.com/morgue/2005/2005_02_09.slocum.shtml] 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. [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] He has been recognized by many groups for his innovation, honesty and integrity. [An Election Official With Integrity Who Cares, http://votetrustusa.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1810]

upports 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." [ [http://www.smcare.org/ San Mateo County :: Clerk. Assessor. Recorder. Elections ] ]

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. [Vote Talk Radio, http://www.live365.com/stations/sanmateo1?site=sanmateo1]

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. [ [http://www.smartvoter.org/1997nov/voter/about.html About Smart Voter ] ]
*Founded a LeaderAcademy at Stanford University as well as the California Trial Court Training Institute which received the prestigious Ralph Kleps Award for innovation.

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. [ [http://www.shapethefuture.org/press/2005/spectrum_083005.asp Serving the People First and Foremost: The Slocum Way ] ]

Books/articles

*Warren Slocum, "Voter services in cyberspace".: An article from: Campaigns & Elections, 1998 [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00096JI9E/ Amazon.com: Voter services in cyberspace.: An article from: Campaigns & Elections: Books: Warren Slocum ] ]
*Warren Slocum, "Reinventing Government in Cyberspace". California County, 1999 [ [http://www.nathannewman.org/diss/biblio.html Bibliography for dis ] ]

References

External links

*SmartVoter.org [http://www.smartvoter.org]
*ElectionCentral.blog [http://electioncentral.blog-city.com/]
*Warren Slocum's site [http://www.warrenslocum.com/]
*Clerk, Assessor, Recorder, Elections Department of San Mateo County,Official Site [http://www.smcare.org/]
*Shape the Future Vote!,Official Election Site of San Mateo County [http://www.shapethefuture.org/]
*Voting System Performance Rating (VSPR) Official Site [http://www.vspr.org/]
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