Sunshine Act Meetings

• Citation: 86 FR 61760
• Record Number: 2021-24481
• Published date: 08 November 2021
• Section: Notices
• Court: Election Assistance Commission

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 61760]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-24481]
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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: Roundtable Discussion: E-Poll Book Testing Pilot Program
                Considerations.
                DATES: Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.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 considerations for the establishment of a testing pilot
                program for electronic poll books (e-poll books).
                 Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will hold a
                roundtable discussion on the benefits and challenges of implementing a
                testing program for e-poll books. The event will include three panels
                representing election officials, e-poll book manufacturers, and
                technology experts.
                 An increasing number of election jurisdictions are utilizing e-poll
                books, replacing or supplementing the use of traditional paper poll
                books that contain and track voter rolls. Thirteen states where e-poll
                books are used have a certification program, and 12 states do not. The
                EAC recognized the need for uniform certification and testing standards
                and is in the process of developing a pilot program for e-poll books to
                enhance the security, as well as accessibility, of these devices. This
                public meeting will help the EAC identify opportunities, challenges,
                and continuing needs of election officials who use these systems, the
                manufacturers who develop them, and experts who have an additional
                understanding of this subject.
                 The full agenda will be posted in advance on the EAC website:
                https://www.eac.gov.
                 Status: This roundtable discussion will be open to the public.
                Kevin Rayburn,
                General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
                [FR Doc. 2021-24481 Filed 11-4-21; 4:15 pm]
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