2740-232 AB 796 New Motor Voter Program (AB 796)

Pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 796 (Berman, Chapter 314, Statutes of 2021), the Department will implement changes to the California New Motor Voter program including, but not limited to, modifying voter registration application acceptance dates, and requiring the Department to establish a National Voter Registration Act Coordinator. The Department will need to reengineer its driver license and identification card workflows for multiple service channels (online, field office, kiosk, by mail) to allow for the transmission of the completed voter registration application irrespective of whether the driver license or identification card transaction is completed. The IT modifications will be in operation by the completion of the Digital eXperience Platform (DXP) project, or on July 1, 2025, whichever is earlier.

Project Details

IPOR Reporting Period	Overall IPOR Rating
12/01/2024 - 12/31/2024	Green

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Key Questions

Is the project on track to satisfy the customer's business objectives?Yes

Is the project on track to achieve the objectives in the approved timeframe?Yes

Is the project on track to achieve the objectives within the approved budget?Yes

Project Overall Health	Comments
Green	During the December 2024 assessment period, the project’s overall health retained its Green rating based on observations and analysis of Governance, Scope, Schedule, Cost, Resources, Quality, Risk and Issue focus areas. The Time Management focus area retained its Yellow rating due to the lack of a baselined Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).

Focus Area/Rating	Comments
Governance Green	During the December 2024 reporting period, the Governance focus area retained its Green rating. The project continued to follow its established meeting cadence, including daily standup meetings, risk and issues assessments, and regular briefings for Sponsors and the Executive Steering Committee (ESC), ensuring continuous oversight and coordination.
Time Management Yellow	In the December 2024 reporting period, the Time Management (Schedule) focus area maintained a Yellow rating due to the absence of a baselined Integrated Master Project Schedule (IMS). While a revised draft IMS was submitted on October 31, 2024, CDT provided feedback on November 20, identifying inaccuracies in the critical path. Tasks unrelated to project execution were marked as critical, while key development and testing activities were excluded. CDT recommended adjustments to align the critical path with project priorities and dependencies. However, no progress has been made on revising the schedule since CDT’s feedback.
Cost & Contract Management Green	In December 2024, the Cost and Contract Management focus area retained its Green rating, with expenditures totaling $3,982,309 as of December 31, 2024, keeping the project within its planned budget. Contract management also remained strong, with the project adhering to contract requirements and following established processes to support project objectives.
Scope Management Green	The Scope Management focus area remained Green during the December 2024 reporting period: • Workstream 1 (Identity Management): Development of two new APIs is 95% complete. Testing with Socure has been successfully completed, and testing with Workstream 3 (Web Apps) is scheduled for January. • Workstream 2 (EASE): Integration Testing (IT) is 80% complete. Two identified defects were fixed and successfully re-tested. System Testing is set to begin in January. • Workstream 3 (Web Apps): Development is 95% complete, with a focus on ensuring seamless Socure integration. • Workstream 6 (Motor Voter Back End): IT testing is ongoing, with 85% completion.
Resources Green	The Resources focus area remained Green during the December 2024 reporting period. All positions within the state and system integrator (SI) project teams are fully staffed.
Quality Green	In the December 2024 reporting period, the Quality focus area maintained a Green rating. Developers continued peer code reviews across all active workstreams, ensuring adherence to coding standards and minimizing defects. Testers focused on defining and developing test scripts for Integration Testing (IT), System Testing (ST), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Progress was also made in IT testing activities for Workstreams 1, 2, and 6.
Risk And Issues Green	In December 2024, the Risks and Issues focus area retained its Green rating. The project continued holding bi-weekly meetings with CDT, IV&V, the SI, and other stakeholders to proactively identify and manage risks and issues following the processes established in the approved Risk and Issues Management Plan. • New Risks Opened – 0 • Total Open Risks – 1 • Total Open Issues – 0
Transition Readiness Green	During the December 2024 reporting period, the Transition Readiness focus area remained Green as transition activities are planned to begin in June 2025.
Conditions For Approval Green	During the December 2024 reporting period, the Conditions for Approval focus area rating remained Green. • Approval condition #1, submission of the IMS, remains incomplete. • Approval condition #2, submission of the project Test Plan, was completed on October 29, 2024.
Corrective Action Green	N/A.

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