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6. The factors that would make
reaching the particular population
difficult.
a. Information on advertising such a
program to the particular population so
that they can take advantage of the
change.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistant
Commission.
[FR Doc. 07–2463 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Information Collection Activity;
Alternative Voting Methods Study
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance
Commission has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on January 9, 2007,
at 72 FR 962. The notice allowed for a
60-day public comment period. Only
one comment was received on this
information collection during that time
period; no substantive changes were
made to the information collection
instrument. The purpose of this notice
is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted until
June 18, 2007. This process is
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10. Comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to:
OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,
Office of Management and Budget,
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Room 10235, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202)
395–7316.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please, write to the above address or call
Ms. Karen Lynn-Dyson at (202) 566–
3100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Alternative Voting Methods Study.
OMB Number: Pending.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Needs and Uses: Section 241 of the
Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires
the U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) to periodically study
election administration issues with the
goal of promoting voting methods and
improving election administration.
HAVA Section 241(b)(10) instructs the
EAC to study the feasibility and
advisability of conducting elections for
Federal office on different days, at
different places, and during different
hours. The study should include a
discussion of the advisability of
establishing a uniform poll closing time
and establishing:
(A) A legal public holiday under
section 6103 of title 5 United States
Code, as the date on which general
elections for Federal office are held;
(B) The Tuesday after the 1st Monday
in November, in every even numbered
year, as a legal public holiday under
such section;
(C) A date other than the Tuesday
next after the 1st Monday in November,
in every even numbered year as the date
on which general elections for Federal
office are held; and
(D) Any date described in
subparagraph (C) as a legal public
holiday under such section.
To provide information to the States
and the Congress on the feasibility and
advisability of using alternative days,
times, and places to conduct Federal
elections, the EAC seeks to survey
voters to better understand their
motivations and perceptions of
impediments to voting. The survey will
provide insights into the public’s
perceptions of particular aspects of the
voting process.
Affected Public: U.S. citizens and
residents of Puerto Rico.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden Per Response: .25
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 750.
Frequency: Once.
Information will be collected through
a statistically valid survey of 3,000 U.S.
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citizens and residents of Puerto Rico to
determine how they either do respond
to alternative voting methods (if in a
state that offers them) or would respond
to alternative voting methods (if in a
state that does not allow them). This
survey will be representative of the 50
U.S. states and Puerto Rico. The topics
that will be explored include, but are
not limited to:
a. Voting by mail.
b. Voting at consolidated polling
center.
c. Voting online.
d. Voting earlier/later on Election
Day.
e. Voting on weekend day.
f. Voting on day other than first
Tuesday in November.
g. Making the day on which Federal
elections are held a Federal holiday.
h. No alternative voting method,
prefer status quo.
The survey will gather data regarding
each respondent’s background.
Background information will include,
but is not limited to: (1) Respondents’
voter registration history, (2)
respondents’ voting history, and (3)
standard demographic questions
covering age, ethnicity, education,
employment status, and income bracket.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
[FR Doc. 07–2464 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Information Collection Activity; Survey
of Registered Voters—Study of the
Feasibility and Advisability of
Establishing a Program of Free Return
or Reduced Postage for Absentee
Ballots
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance
Commission has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on January 23,
2007, at 72 FR 2875. The notice allowed
for a 60-day public comment period.
Only one comment was received on this
information collection during that time
period, and changes were made to the
collection instrument to improve and
clarify the data being collected,
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including six new questions. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted until June 18, 2007. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10. Comments are invited
on: (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to:
OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202)
395–7316.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please, write to the above address or call
Ms. Karen Lynn-Dyson at (202) 566–
3100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Study of the Feasibility and Advisability
of Establishing a Program of Free Return
or Reduced Postage for Absentee
Ballots—Survey of Registered Voters.
OMB Number: Pending.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Needs and Uses: Sec. 246 of the Help
America Vote Act requires the Election
Assistance Commission (EAC), in
consultation with the United States
Postal Service, to conduct a study of the
feasibility and advisability of
establishing a program under which the
U.S. Postal Service shall waive or
otherwise reduce the amount of postage
applicable with respect to absentee
ballots returned by voters in general
elections for Federal office. This study
does not address the cost to the U.S.
Postal Service for free postage for
sending absentee ballots but may
consider costs to election officials that
are related to implementing such a
program including the costs of sending
absentee ballots to voters. It also does
not include consideration of the 39
U.S.C. 3406 provisions for the mailing
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of balloting materials for military and
overseas absentee voters. As part of the
study the Commission is directed to
conduct a survey of potential
beneficiaries, including the elderly and
disabled, and to take into account the
results of this survey in determining the
feasibility and advisability of
establishing such a program. At the
conclusion of the study effort, EAC is
required to submit a report to Congress
with recommendations for such
legislative and administrative action as
EAC determines appropriate. The report
shall contain an analysis of the
feasibility of implementing such a
program and an estimate of the costs.
Affected Public: U.S. Citizens.
Number of Respondents: 1,200.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden per Response: .25
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 300 hours.
Information will be collected through
a survey of U.S. citizens to determine
the possible effect that a free and/or
reduced cost absentee ballot postage
program would have on voter
participation. The sample will be
designed in such a way so as to afford
analysis of the results according to
significant sub-groups including those
living in states with high versus low
rates of absentee voting and states with
restrictive versus states with laws
favoring absentee voting. The surveys
will be representative of the U.S.
population in the fifty U.S. states and
will be conducted by phone using
random digit dialing (RDD) technology.
Within each contacted household, a
respondent will be selected among all
adults in the household aged 18 years
and older. The following information
will be requested from each respondent.
1. Background Information
The survey will gather data regarding
each respondent’s background.
Background information will include,
the respondent’s location, the location
of the respondent’s voter registration,
age, ethnicity, education, income
bracket, whether the respondent is
living with a disability, and whether the
respondent is currently an active-duty
member of the armed forces (or a
dependent thereof).
2. Voting Information
The survey will gather data regarding
the respondent’s voting history. Voting
information will include, registration
status, whether the respondent voted in
the 2006 Congressional election,
whether the respondent voted in the
2004 Presidential election, whether the
respondent voted in the 2000
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Presidential election, the method the
respondent voted in past elections (in
person, by mail, absentee), whether the
respondent is eligible to vote absentee
(or whether the respondent does not
know).
3. Program Effect
The survey will gather data from all
respondents regarding the various
effects that the establishment of this
program would have on the targeted
citizens. Questions on the program will
cover (1) Whether the program will
increase the likelihood that the
respondent would use the absentee
ballot process; (2) whether the program
will increase the likelihood that the
respondent would vote in a federal
election; (3) whether the program will
make it easier for the voter to participate
in elections.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
[FR Doc. 07–2465 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Information Collection Activity; Study
of Voter Hotlines Operated by Election
Offices
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance
Commission has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on February 7,
2007, at 72 FR 5682. No comments were
received during the 60-day public
comment period; changes were made to
collection instrument to improve and
clarify the data being collected,
including three new questions. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted until June 18, 2007. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10. Comments are invited
on: (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Information Collection Activity; Survey of Registered Voters--
Study of the Feasibility and Advisability of Establishing a Program of
Free Return or Reduced Postage for Absentee Ballots
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has submitted the
following information collection request to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2007, at 72
FR 2875. The notice allowed for a 60-day public comment period. Only
one comment was received on this information collection during that
time period, and changes were made to the collection instrument to
improve and clarify the data being collected,
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including six new questions. The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until June 18, 2007. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to:
OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202)
395-7316.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments, please, write to the above address
or call Ms. Karen Lynn-Dyson at (202) 566-3100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Study of the Feasibility and
Advisability of Establishing a Program of Free Return or Reduced
Postage for Absentee Ballots--Survey of Registered Voters.
OMB Number: Pending.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Needs and Uses: Sec. 246 of the Help America Vote Act requires the
Election Assistance Commission (EAC), in consultation with the United
States Postal Service, to conduct a study of the feasibility and
advisability of establishing a program under which the U.S. Postal
Service shall waive or otherwise reduce the amount of postage
applicable with respect to absentee ballots returned by voters in
general elections for Federal office. This study does not address the
cost to the U.S. Postal Service for free postage for sending absentee
ballots but may consider costs to election officials that are related
to implementing such a program including the costs of sending absentee
ballots to voters. It also does not include consideration of the 39
U.S.C. 3406 provisions for the mailing of balloting materials for
military and overseas absentee voters. As part of the study the
Commission is directed to conduct a survey of potential beneficiaries,
including the elderly and disabled, and to take into account the
results of this survey in determining the feasibility and advisability
of establishing such a program. At the conclusion of the study effort,
EAC is required to submit a report to Congress with recommendations for
such legislative and administrative action as EAC determines
appropriate. The report shall contain an analysis of the feasibility of
implementing such a program and an estimate of the costs.
Affected Public: U.S. Citizens.
Number of Respondents: 1,200.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden per Response: .25 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300 hours.
Information will be collected through a survey of U.S. citizens to
determine the possible effect that a free and/or reduced cost absentee
ballot postage program would have on voter participation. The sample
will be designed in such a way so as to afford analysis of the results
according to significant sub-groups including those living in states
with high versus low rates of absentee voting and states with
restrictive versus states with laws favoring absentee voting. The
surveys will be representative of the U.S. population in the fifty U.S.
states and will be conducted by phone using random digit dialing (RDD)
technology. Within each contacted household, a respondent will be
selected among all adults in the household aged 18 years and older. The
following information will be requested from each respondent.
1. Background Information
The survey will gather data regarding each respondent's background.
Background information will include, the respondent's location, the
location of the respondent's voter registration, age, ethnicity,
education, income bracket, whether the respondent is living with a
disability, and whether the respondent is currently an active-duty
member of the armed forces (or a dependent thereof).
2. Voting Information
The survey will gather data regarding the respondent's voting
history. Voting information will include, registration status, whether
the respondent voted in the 2006 Congressional election, whether the
respondent voted in the 2004 Presidential election, whether the
respondent voted in the 2000 Presidential election, the method the
respondent voted in past elections (in person, by mail, absentee),
whether the respondent is eligible to vote absentee (or whether the
respondent does not know).
3. Program Effect
The survey will gather data from all respondents regarding the
various effects that the establishment of this program would have on
the targeted citizens. Questions on the program will cover (1) Whether
the program will increase the likelihood that the respondent would use
the absentee ballot process; (2) whether the program will increase the
likelihood that the respondent would vote in a federal election; (3)
whether the program will make it easier for the voter to participate in
elections.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 07-2465 Filed 5-17-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-KF-M
