[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-565]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

AGENCY: United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting Roundtable Discussion.

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Date & Time:  Friday, February 29, 2008, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (EST).

Place:  United State Election Assistance Commission, 1225 New York 
Ave., NW., Suite 150, Washington, DC 20005.

Agenda

    The Commission will host a voting systems manufacturer roundtable 
discussion regarding the Technical Guidelines Development Committee's 
(TGDC) recommended voluntary voting system guidelines (VVSG). The 
discussion will be focused upon the following topics: (1) The dominant 
business model for voting system manufacturers and their role as 
innovators; (2) How to evaluate innovative systems, for which there are 
no standards for purposes of certification; (3) The value and risks 
associated with Open Ended Vulnerability Testing; (4) The processes 
associated with testing to the VVSG and possible modifications; (5) 
Whether the recommend TGDC standards create appropriate functional 
standards that promote innovation; (6) The cost implications of the 
proposed VVSG; (7) Development of systems to the proposed VVSG and 
possible time frames.
    This meeting will be open to the public.

Person to Contact for Information:  Matthew Masterson, Telephone: (202) 
566-3100.

Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 08-565 Filed 2-5-08; 10:57 am]
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