[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 16621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06086]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Proposed Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 2.0 Requirements;
Request for Public Comment
AGENCY: United States Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is publishing the Voluntary Voting
System Guidelines 2.0 (VVSG 2.0) Requirements for public comment.
Aligned with the VVSG 2.0 Principles and Guidelines, the VVSG 2.0
Requirements represent the requirements to which a voting system is
tested to obtain certification under the EAC Testing and Certification
Program.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. EST on June 22,
2020.
ADDRESSES:
Submission of Comments: Comments on the proposed VVSG 2.0 should be
submitted electronically via https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID:
EAC-2020-0002). Written comments on the proposed information collection
can also be sent to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1335 East
West Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Attn: Testing &
Certification.
Obtaining a copy of VVSG 2.0: To obtain a copy of the draft VVSG
2.0 Requirements (1) Download a copy at https://www.regulations.gov
(docket ID: EAC-2020-0002); or (2) write to the EAC (including your
address and phone number) at U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1335
East West Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Attn: Testing &
Certification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome Lovato, Phone (301) 960-1216,
email [email protected]; U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1335 East
West Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 20910
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EAC is placing the proposed VVSG 2.0
Requirements as submitted by the Technical Guidelines Development
Committee (TGDC) out for a 90-day public comment period. The EAC is
asking for comments regarding all sections of the VVSG 2.0
Requirements.
The EAC made the decision to undertake the drafting of VVSG 2.0 as
a result of feedback received over several years from a variety of
stakeholders including, state and local election officials, voting
system manufacturers, and usability, accessibility and security
interest groups.
The TGDC proposed a different structure for developing the VVSG 2.0
than in previous years. This structure differs significantly from
previous versions of the VVSG because the VVSG 2.0 Requirements are
presented in a separate document from the VVSG 2.0 Principles and
Guidelines. The VVSG 2.0 Principles and Guidelines are high-level
system design goals and a broad description of the functions that make
up a voting system. The EAC sought public comments on the VVSG 2.0
Principles and Guidelines from February 28, 2019 to June 7, 2019.
Aligned with the VVSG 2.0 Principles and Guidelines, the VVSG 2.0
Requirements represent the requirements to which a voting system is
tested to obtain certification under the EAC Testing and Certification
Program.
The TGDC unanimously approved to recommend VVSG 2.0 Requirements on
February 7, 2020, and sent the Requirements to the 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 February
28, 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.
Amanda Joiner,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-06086 Filed 3-23-20; 8:45 am]
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