[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 42883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20566]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Virtual Public Forum for EAC Standards Board.

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Date and Time: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 9 a.m. EDT through Friday, 
September 18, 2009, 9 p.m. EDT.

Place: EAC Standards Board Virtual Meeting Room at http://www.eac.gov. 
Once at the main page of EAC's Web site, viewers should click the link 
to the Standards Board Virtual Meeting Room. The virtual meeting room 
will open on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at 9 a.m. EDT and will close 
on Friday, September 18, 2009, at 9 p.m. EDT. The site will be 
available 24 hours per day during that 9-day period.

Purpose: The EAC Standards Board will review and provide comment on 
five draft chapters of the Election Management Guidelines. The draft 
chapters contain best practices and recommendations regarding: Building 
Community Partnerships; Canvassing and Certifying an Election; 
Communicating with the Public; Conducting a Recount, and Provisional 
Ballots.
    The EAC Standards Board Virtual Meeting Room was established to 
enable the Standards Board to conduct business in an efficient manner 
in a public forum, including being able to review and discuss draft 
documents, when it is not feasible for an in-person board meeting. The 
Standards Board will not take any votes or propose any resolutions 
during the 9-day forum of September 9-September 18, 2009. Members will 
post comments about the five draft chapters of the Election Management 
Guidelines.
    This activity is open to the public. The public may view the 
proceedings of this special forum by visiting the EAC Standards Board 
Virtual Meeting Room at http://www.eac.gov at any time between 
Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 9 a.m. EDT and Friday, September 18, 
2009, 9 p.m. EDT. The public also may view the five draft chapters of 
the Election Management Guidelines alternative, which will be posted on 
EAC'S Web site beginning September 9, 2009. The public may file written 
statements to the EAC Standards Board at [email protected]. Data 
on EAC's Web site is accessible to visitors with disabilities and meets 
the requirements of section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 
566-3100.

Alice Miller,
Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-20566 Filed 8-21-09; 4:15 pm]
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