[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 153 (Friday, August 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 47954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17381]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: Public Meeting: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Technical 
Guidelines Development Committee.

DATES: August 12, 2020 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern.

ADDRESSES: Virtual via Zoom.
    The meeting 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: Jerome Lovato, Telephone: (301) 960-
1216, 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 meeting of 
the EAC Technical Guidelines Development Committee to discuss the 
comments and updates on the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 
2.0 Requirements as submitted by the Technical Guidelines Development 
Committee (TGDC).
    Agenda: EAC Commissioners and TGDC members will hold a virtual 
meeting to discuss the comments and updates for the proposed Voluntary 
Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0 Requirements. The agenda also 
includes a presentation on NIST staff transition, the RABET-V pilot 
program, and an open discussion on non-voting election technology 
approaches.
    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 Requirements on June 
16, 2020. A recording of the hearing is available on the EAC's website. 
The EAC Standards Board held their annual meeting to discuss the VVSG 
2.0 Requirements on July 31, 2020. During this meeting, the Standards 
Board passed a resolution recommending the EAC adopt the VVSG 2.0 
Requirements. 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 meeting will be open to the public.

Amanda Joiner,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-17381 Filed 8-5-20; 11:15 am]
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