California Regulations § 60860 Phase VI Selection of Final Six Members of Commission

(a) Prior to the first meeting at which the first eight members of the commission begin deliberating about the selection of the final six members of the commission, the members shall review the application materials provided by the State Auditor's Office for each of the applicants remaining in the applicant pool. Any of the first eight members of the commission, at any time during the selection process, also may ask the State Auditor's Office to seek additional information from or about the applicants remaining in the applicant pool. This may include asking an applicant to submit written responses to questions or to participate in an interview conducted by the first eight members of the commission at a public meeting. However, the State Auditor's Office shall retain discretion to decline any request that the State Auditor finds to be unduly burdensome for the State Auditor's Office, unduly burdensome for the applicant(s) subject to the request, or otherwise would be detrimental to the timely completion of the application process. The State Auditor's Office shall pay the reasonable and actual expenses for an applicant to attend any interview, as provided in California Code of Regulations, title 2, section 60849 , subdivision (c).

(b) As the final six members of the commission shall be chosen to ensure the commission reflects California's diversity, as well as on the basis of relevant analytical skills and ability to be impartial, the first eight members of the commission shall vote to select the final six members of the commission as a slate of six applicants.

(c) Any of the first eight members of the commission may propose a slate of six applicants for selection to the commission. While a member may propose more than one slate of six applicants during the course of the selection process, no member may have more than one slate of six applicants up for consideration by the other members at a particular time.

(d) Each slate of six applicants shall consist of two applicants registered with the political party having the greatest number of registered voters, two applicants registered with the political party having the second greatest number of registered voters, and two applicants not registered with either of those two parties. Each slate shall also be designed to ensure that the commission reflects California's diversity while being composed of persons having the relevant analytical skills and ability to be impartial needed by the commission. However, in designing a slate, neither formulas nor specific ratios may be applied to ensure the diversity of the commission.

(e) A slate may be modified by the member proposing it at any time prior to the slate being voted upon by the eight members. However, whenever a slate is modified, neither formulas nor specific ratios may be applied to ensure the diversity of the commission.

(f) The first eight members of the commission shall vote to approve a slate based on whether they believe it will ensure that the commission reflects California's diversity while being composed of persons having the relevant analytical skills and ability to be impartial needed by the commission.

(g) The applicants listed on the first slate of six applicants that is approved by at least five affirmative votes as provided in subdivision (g) of section 8252 of the Government Code, shall become the final six members of the commission.

(h) As soon as practicable following the selection of the final six members of the commission, the State Auditor's Office shall notify the applicants of their selection and post on its website the names, party affiliations, and relevant qualifications of those commissioners.