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8A Page 1 0 winner. In the case of multiple-winner elections (e.g., city council) the same process occurs until all seats to be elected have been filled. Whether the Governor will sign this bill is still unknown. A similar bill, AS 1294 (Mullin) from 2007, would have allowed all cities and counties to implement RV, however, the Governor vetoed the bill sighting concerns that not enough voters are aware of RV and there were no voting machines certified by the Secretary of State (50S) to conduct RV elections. San Francisco adopted RV as an election method for the November 2004 General Election. The 50S only approved the city's election equipment for a one-time use, but SUbsequently 50S has approved the system for use in other elections due to the success of the November 2004 election. While AS 1121 may face some uncertain challenges in the Legislative process, should this bill become law some cities will have an opportunity to utilize RV as an election method. The following guidelines must be met in order for a city or county to be considered by 50S to implement RV: 1. RV as a voting method may be adopted by either, 1) approval of a ballot measure submitted to the voters by city council at an election; or, 2} an initiative ordinance adopted by the voters; 2. The voting system used by the city must be capable of conducting the election using RV and the system must be approved by 50S; or, by another procedure (to be determined) that is approved by the 50S; and 3. A city must submit a written request to 50S requesting approval to utilize RV. 50S will approve cities and counties on a f1rst-come-first-serve basis until a total of 12 cities and counties have been authorized to implement RV. Once a city has been authorized to utilize RV the city must conduct a voter education and outreach campaign to familiarize voters with RV, which includes public service announcements on radio or television, or public service announcements in the print media. A city must also prepare a report (to be determined by the Legislative Analyst) after an election is conducted and submit it to the Legislative Analyst. League staff will continue to keep you updated on the progress of this bill. For questions please contact Natasha Karl, League legislative analyst, at nkarlt'CUcacities.ora. 'Costal Cities' Continued from Page 1... Local coastal government representatives highlighted some of the projects that local governments have taken on independently to Improve coastal access for the public and protect natural coastal resources. While the Coastal Act has played a major role In preserving California's world-renown coastal resources, many cities and counties continue to face challenges in getting a LCP approved or amended by the Coastal Commission. For the Coastal Act to be fully implemented as the voters intended, all cities and counties must have an up to date LCP. In order to accomplish this, the LCP process must become more clear, consistent and efficient for all parties involved. When local governments have updated LCP's and are thus able to Issue individual local permits, the commission will be relieved of the costly burden. In this way, both the commission and local coastal governments will benefit going forward. Local coastal governments will continue to work with the Coastal Commission on Improving the LCP process and hope to hold another workshop in the future. A full webcast of the workshop can be viewed on the Coastal Commission's video archive at: htto://www.cal-soan.ora/cai- bin/media.ol?folder=CCC. 4