[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 128 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 39894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14428]


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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 Standards 
Board Annual Meeting.

DATES: Friday, July 24, 2020 1:30 p.m.-3:30p.m. Eastern.

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: [email protected].

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 annual 
meeting of the EAC Standards Board to discuss the proposed Voluntary 
Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0 Requirements as submitted by the 
Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC).
    Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Standards 
Board will hold their 2020 Annual Meeting primarily to discuss the 
proposed VVSG 2.0 Requirements. This meeting will include a question 
and answer discussion between board members. Staff from NIST and the 
EAC will be available to answer questions, and provide information on 
the VVSG process and the proposed VVSG 2.0 Requirements.
    Board members will also review FACA Board membership guidelines and 
policies with EAC Associate Counsel and receive a general update about 
the EAC from the Executive Director. The Board will also elect a new 
member to the Executive Board Committee and consider amendments to the 
Bylaws.
    Background: The VVSG 2.0 Requirements were published for a 90-day 
public comment period that concluded on June 22, 2020. The first VVSG 
public hearing on March 27, 2020 covered an introduction to the VVSG 
process as well a high-level overview of the proposed VVSG 2.0 
requirements. A recording of the hearing is available on the EAC's 
website. The second public hearing on May 6, 2020 addressed the 
importance of VVSG 2.0 at the state and local level, and the 
consideration of accessibility and security in VVSG 2.0. A recording of 
the second hearing is available on the EAC's website. The third public 
hearing on May 20, 2020 included discussions with voting system 
manufacturers and voting system testing labs. A recording of the third 
hearing is available on the EAC's website. The EAC Board of Advisors 
held their annual meeting to discuss the VVSG 2.0 on June 16, 2020. A 
recording of the hearing is available on the EAC's website.
    The TGDC unanimously approved to recommend VVSG 2.0 Requirements on 
February 7, 2020, and sent the Requirements to the then 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 March 9, 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.
    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. 2020-14428 Filed 6-30-20; 4:15 pm]
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