RCPC Annual Meeting and Board Election
APRIL 15 & 17
by Ronnie Spitzer
On Thursday, April 15th, at 7pm, the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) will hold its Annual Meeting, including the election of six (6) candidates to fill seats on the Board of Directors for terms ending in 2023. The meeting will take place at the Rockridge BART parking lot by the intersection of Forest Street and Shafter Avenue, in an area that will be cordoned off from cars. The names and statements of the candidates are posted on this website.
For the health of our community, the meeting will be held out-of-doors, with hygiene protocols including physical distancing and face masks. Hand sanitizers will be available in dispensers.
Residents who cannot attend on Thursday, April 15, will have an additional opportunity to vote on Saturday, April 17, between 4 and 7pm, in the Rockridge Library parking lot at 5366 College Avenue. All activities will be out-of-doors and will follow the health protocols described above.
All voting will be by written ballot. Residents are welcome to use their own pens. Disposable pens will also be provided. The polling tables will remain open until residents in line by 9pm on Thursday and 7pm on Saturday have finished voting. All qualifying voters who have a ballot will have an opportunity to vote.
Any person with principal residence in the area of the City of Oakland contained within RCPC boundaries, and who is at least 18 years old, is eligible to vote in the election. Voter identity and eligibility will be confirmed at the time of voting by photo ID and proof of residency. A current driver’s license or California ID card can fulfill both requirements if the listed address is within the boundaries. A full list of acceptable documents is available below.
ELECTIONS
To vote in an RCPC election, you must meet the eligibility requirements for membership in RCPC. This means that you must be at least 18 years of age, and have your principal residence within RCPC boundaries. Both identity and residency must be verified in order to receive a ballot. Acceptable forms of identity and residency documentation are listed below under “Member identification documents” and “Member residency documents”.
A valid driver’s license or CA identification card with your current Rockridge address is sufficient to establish BOTH your identity and residency. If the address on your current CA driver’s license or ID does not match your current address, you’ll need to provide two separate documents. One will establish your identity and another will establish your Rockridge residency.
Member identification documents: California Driver’s License, California DMV Identification Card, Passport.
Member residency documents: Bill addressed to & showing utility service at Rockridge addresses (e.g. PG&E bill, Cable TV bill, Landline telephone bill), Cell phone bill sent to Rockridge address, Bank statement sent to Rockridge address.
RCPC Bylaws text: Membership in RCPC shall be open to any person who (1) is at least eighteen years of age, (2) is interested in the promotion of the purposes of this organization, and (3) has his or her principal residence within that area of the City of Oakland contained within the RCPC boundaries.
A person’s “principal residence” means a residence which the person has occupied as his or her primary residence for at least sixty (60) days up to and including the date on which a determination of residency is made.
Residency may be verified by means of any of the following:
(a) a valid California Driver License or State of California Identification Card;
(b) a land-line telephone bill or gas/electric utility bill for service at, and addressed to that person at, the claimed residential address, or a cellular telephone invoice or bank statement addressed to the person at the claimed residential address (any such bill or statement shall be dated between 60 and 180 days before the date of the determination);
or (c) any official document or set of documents issued by the State of California, the County of Alameda, or the City of Oakland at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of determination and sufficient to verify the person’s claimed residential address.
For all purposes under these Bylaws, the identity of a member may be verified by means of any of the following:
(a) a valid California Driver License or State of California Identification Card;
(b) a valid passport; or
(c) a current student photo identification card issued by a California university or
college.
