[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37924-37925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13720]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Sunshine Act notice; notice of public hearing agenda.

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SUMMARY: Public Hearing: U.S. Election Assistance Commission: Lessons 
Learned from the 2020 Primary Election.

DATES: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern.

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ADDRESSES: Virtual via Zoom.
    The hearing is open to the public and will be livestreamed on the 
U.S. Election Assistance Commission YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897-
9285, Email: eac.gov">kmuthig@eac.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose:
    In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act (Sunshine 
Act), Public Law 94-409, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S. Election 
Assistance Commission (EAC) will conduct a virtual hearing to address 
the lessons learned by state and local election officials during the 
2020 elections in preparation for the remaining primaries and general 
election.

Agenda

    The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Commissioners will 
oversee a virtual hearing including testimony from state and local 
election officials. Panelists will discuss the challenges they faced 
during the 2020 primary elections, how they met those challenges, and 
how they plan to manage the general elections during the COVID-19 
pandemic. Topics include poll worker recruitment and training; absentee 
and mail voting management; in-person voting location management; and 
result recording, accuracy, and setting expectations. The agenda 
includes remarks from panel participants and a question and answer 
portion from the Commissioners.

Background

    The EAC hosted a hearing ``Election Response to COVID-19: 
Administering Elections During the Coronavirus Crisis'' on April 20, 
2020. EAC Commissioners heard panelists present on major considerations 
for expanding vote by mail options for the remaining primaries and the 
general election and considerations for in-person voting. Panelists 
included state and local election officials and other representatives 
from the elections administration field. Other considerations such as 
accessibility for voters with disabilities and ensuring secure 
elections were also discussed. The hearing on July 8 will build off the 
information shared during that hearing, and the COVID-19 resources for 
election officials the EAC has compiled as part of their clearinghouse 
function at eac.gov.
    The full agenda will be posted in advance on the EAC website: 
https://www.eac.gov.

Status

    This hearing will be open to the public.

Amanda Joiner,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-13720 Filed 6-22-20; 4:15 pm]
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