The Registrar of Voters is responsible for registering voters and administering federal, state, county, special, and local elections. This office prepares official election notices and lists of offices open for candidacy, accepts and verifies candidate nominating petitions, and prepares and prints official and sample ballots in multiple languages including English, Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. The Registrar mails sample ballots to hundreds of thousands of registered voters, recruits and trains thousands of election officers, secures polling locations, and provides all necessary materials for Election Day operations. In addition, the office establishes and updates voting precincts, manages the tabulation of election results, conducts the official canvass of votes, verifies signatures on initiative, referendum, and recall petitions, and leads outreach efforts to maintain high voter registration and participation across the community.