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Notice of Public Meeting for the
Executive Board of the EAC Standards
Board.
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, August 23, 2005,
6:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Adam’s Mark Hotel, 1550 Court
Place, Denver, CO 80202.
TOPICS: The Executive Board of the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
Standards Board will meet to plan and
prepare for the meeting of Standards
Board, to plan and prepare a
presentation of recommendations to the
Standards Board on the Voluntary
Voting System Guidelines proposed by
EAC, and to handle other administrative
matters.
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PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
Bryan Whitener, telephone: (202) 566–
3100.
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ACTION:
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
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Voluntary Guidance on Implementation
of Statewide Voter Registration Lists
United States Election
Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Notice; publication of final
Voluntary Guidance on the
Implementation of Statewide Voter
Registration Lists.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) is publishing its
final voluntary guidance on Section
303(a) of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (HAVA). HAVA was enacted to set
standards for the administration of
Federal elections. Included in these
standards is a requirement that each
State develop and maintain a single,
statewide list of registered voters. The
voluntary guidance published here by
the EAC will assist the States in
understanding, interpreting and
implementing HAVA’s standards
regarding statewide voter registration
lists.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gavin S. Gilmour, Associate General
Counsel, Washington, DC, (202) 566–
3100, Fax: (202) 566–1392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. HAVA mandates that the
EAC draft and publish voluntary
guidance to assist States in
implementing the HAVA requirements
for computerized statewide voter
registration lists. (42 U.S.C. 15501(b)).
To meet its obligation, the EAC gathered
information and sought input from
experts and stakeholders. Specifically,
the EAC held public meetings, receiving
testimony from State election officials
whose States had implemented
statewide voter registration lists.
Additionally, the EAC, assisted by the
National Academies, convened a twoday working group of State and local
election officials. The working group
received technical assistance from
technology experts invited by the
academies and representatives of the
country’s motor vehicle administrators.
Following this research and
information gathering, the EAC drafted
its Proposed Voluntary Guidance on
Implementation of Statewide Voter
Registration Lists. This proposed
voluntary guidance was published with
a request for public comment on April
18, 2005. (70 FR 20114). The public
comment period was open until 5 p.m.
e.d.t. on May 25, 2005. All comments
received were considered in the drafting
of this final guidance.
Discussion of Comments. The EAC
received 310 comments from the public.
The overwhelming majority of these
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comments came from public interest
groups or their members (221 comments
in all). The EAC received 14 comments
from State and local officials. Finally, 75
of the comments the EAC received were
either not relevant to the subject matter,
broad in nature or otherwise provided
no specific recommendation.
The comments received from public
interest groups were generally
consistent in content, focusing primarily
on what they perceived were missing
from the guidelines. These groups
focused on the need to provide
additional information and guidance to
States. They recommended that the
guidance be expanded to provide States
direction on (1) list verification and
maintenance processes and protocols,
(2) implementation of policies to protect
registrants against removal from
registration lists in error, (3)
coordination with voter registration
agencies, (4) security procedures to both
prevent unauthorized access and protect
database information and (5) database
features such as public access portals
and election management. The
comments from State and local officials
were more diverse. Most of the
comments focused upon the types of
databases that meet HAVA
requirements. While the comments
differed and often conflicted in their
conclusions, as a whole they made it
clear that further guidance on database
structure and operation was desired. A
number of comments from State and
local officials also expressed concern
over definitions with the guidance,
fearing that they were absent, overly
broad or might otherwise conflict with
definitions under State law. Finally, a
few State and local officials shared the
concerns articulated by the public
interest groups regarding security
(specifically, limiting database access).
The EAC reviewed and considered
each of the comments presented. In
doing so, it also gathered additional
information and performed research
regarding the suggestions. The EAC’s
commitment to public participation is
evident in the final version of the
voluntary guidelines. The guidelines
have been enhanced in a number of
areas in response to conscientious
public comment. The document has
been reorganized to improve readability.
Definitions for ‘‘statewide voter
registration list’’ and ‘‘chief State
election official’’ have been added.
Similarly, the definition of ‘‘local
election official’’ has been clarified.
Additional guidance was added
regarding (1) the creation of stricter
standards by States; (2) election
officials’ responsibility to track voter
history; (3) security requirements
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Sunshine Act Notice
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ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting for the Executive Board of the EAC
Standards Board.
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 23, 2005, 6:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Place: Adam's Mark Hotel, 1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202.
Topics: The Executive Board of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(EAC) Standards Board will meet to plan and prepare for the meeting of
Standards Board, to plan and prepare a presentation of recommendations
to the Standards Board on the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
proposed by EAC, and to handle other administrative matters.
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Person to Contact for Information: Bryan Whitener, telephone: (202)
566-3100.
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Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 05-15449 Filed 8-1-05; 1:18 pm]
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