Addresses the role of the Office of the Sec. of State of CA in providing guidelines to county elections officials for training poll workers. In 2006 the office adopted poll worker training guidelines that establish a minimum set of requirements that counties must meet. However, the guidelines do not cover the rights of voters who register to vote without declaring a political party affiliation. The law does not require the office to update the training guidelines and it has not done so since 2006. Nevertheless, mgmt. stated that the office plans to update the guidelines. During the Feb. 2008 primary election the office visited 31 counties and afterwards shared its info. with each county to help identify how to strengthen their respective training programs.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the challenges arising out of the 2016 federal election, assesses current technology and standards for voting, and recommends steps that the federal government, state and local governments, election administrators, and vendors of voting technology should take to improve the security of election infrastructure. In doing so, the report provides a vision of voting that is more secure, accessible, reliable, and verifiable.