[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 128 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 39894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14428]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Sunshine Act Notice; Notice of Public Hearing Agenda.
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SUMMARY: Public Hearing: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Standards
Board Annual Meeting.
DATES: Friday, July 24, 2020 1:30 p.m.-3:30p.m. Eastern.
ADDRESSES:
Virtual via Zoom.
The hearing is open to the public and will be livestreamed on the
U.S. Election Assistance Commission YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897-
9285, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act
(Sunshine Act), Public Law 94-409, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will conduct a virtual annual
meeting of the EAC Standards Board to discuss the proposed Voluntary
Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0 Requirements as submitted by the
Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC).
Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Standards
Board will hold their 2020 Annual Meeting primarily to discuss the
proposed VVSG 2.0 Requirements. This meeting will include a question
and answer discussion between board members. Staff from NIST and the
EAC will be available to answer questions, and provide information on
the VVSG process and the proposed VVSG 2.0 Requirements.
Board members will also review FACA Board membership guidelines and
policies with EAC Associate Counsel and receive a general update about
the EAC from the Executive Director. The Board will also elect a new
member to the Executive Board Committee and consider amendments to the
Bylaws.
Background: The VVSG 2.0 Requirements were published for a 90-day
public comment period that concluded on June 22, 2020. The first VVSG
public hearing on March 27, 2020 covered an introduction to the VVSG
process as well a high-level overview of the proposed VVSG 2.0
requirements. A recording of the hearing is available on the EAC's
website. The second public hearing on May 6, 2020 addressed the
importance of VVSG 2.0 at the state and local level, and the
consideration of accessibility and security in VVSG 2.0. A recording of
the second hearing is available on the EAC's website. The third public
hearing on May 20, 2020 included discussions with voting system
manufacturers and voting system testing labs. A recording of the third
hearing is available on the EAC's website. The EAC Board of Advisors
held their annual meeting to discuss the VVSG 2.0 on June 16, 2020. A
recording of the hearing is available on the EAC's website.
The TGDC unanimously approved to recommend VVSG 2.0 Requirements on
February 7, 2020, and sent the Requirements to the then EAC Acting
Executive Director via the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), in the capacity of the Chair of the
TGDC on March 9, 2020. Upon adoption, the VVSG 2.0 would become the
fifth iteration of national level voting system standards. The Federal
Election Commission published the first two sets of federal standards
in 1990 and 2002. The EAC then adopted Version 1.0 of the VVSG on
December 13, 2005. In an effort to update and improve version 1.0 of
the VVSG, on March 31, 2015, the EAC commissioners unanimously approved
VVSG 1.1.
The full agenda will be posted in advance on the EAC website:
https://www.eac.gov.
Status: This hearing will be open to the public.
Amanda Joiner,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-14428 Filed 6-30-20; 4:15 pm]
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