[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 41117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14836]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

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

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SUMMARY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Roundtable Discussion: 
Disability and the Digital Divide in The Voting Process.

DATES: Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 11:00 a.m. Eastern.

ADDRESSES: Virtual via Zoom.
    The roundtable discussion 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 roundtable 
discussion on a new study analyzing the digital divide between citizens 
with and without disabilities during the 2020 through 2022 election 
period.
    Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will hold a 
roundtable discussion on a new study released by the EAC and the 
Program for Disability Research at Rutgers University. The report 
highlights new data on computer and internet use, sources of 
information on the voting process used in 2020, accessibility of 
information sources, preferred ways of getting an answer to a question 
about the voting process, trust in information sources, sources of 
information on candidates and issues, expectations about voting and 
information sources in 2022, and knowledge of rights for accessible 
information.
    The event will include presentations of the findings from 
professors Lisa Schur and Douglas Kruse from Rutgers University.
    The full agenda will be posted in advance on the EAC website: 
https://www.eac.gov.
    Background: In February 2021, the EAC released the ``Disability and 
Voting Accessibility in the 2020 Elections,'' a comprehensive national 
report identifying advancements and gaps in accessibility for voters 
with disabilities. The study focused on polling place access, mail and 
absentee voting accessibility, election administration challenges, 
COVID-19 obstacles, and community involvement. In July 2021, the EAC 
released ``The Fact Sheet: Disability and Voter Turnout in the 2020 
Elections,'' a supplemental report with Rutgers University that used 
data from the federal government's Current Population Survey Voting and 
Registration Supplement for November 2020 to calculate disability 
turnout and identify trends.
    Status: This roundtable discussion will be open to the public.

Amanda Joiner,
Acting General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-14836 Filed 7-7-22; 4:15 pm]
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