[EL] Fwd: EAC Newsline 2012 # 37 ( 11-5-12 )

Mon Nov 5 21:34:58 PST 2012

The zombie agency is still alive, somehow, with no commissioners or 
General Counsel.

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Subject: 	EAC Newsline 2012 # 37 ( 11-5-12 )
Date: 	Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:47:43 -0600
From: 	U.S. Election Assistance Commission <bwhitener at eac.gov>
Reply-To: 	<bwhitener at eac.gov>
To: 	rhasen at law.uci.edu <rhasen at law.uci.edu>

EAC Broadcast Email
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United States Election Assistance Commission

    EAC Newsline: November 5, 2012

      News & Updates

/*Election Day Tomorrow*/

*Quick State Election Info
*Tomorrow's federal and state elections will all be conducted by the 
states. For quick reference, see State Election Info Sheet 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=1&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> (website, 
phone number, Twitter and polling place hours for each state.)

*Hurricane & the election
*Many election offices were impacted by Hurricane Sandy over the last 
several days and EAC has resources available 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=2&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> that 
may be useful.

*Tips for the Nov 6th election
*EAC's Voting Tips card 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=3&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> be 
downloaded and used by citizens as a checklist to become familiar with 
the voting process in their state before voting in the November 6th 
Presidential Election.

*Updated online map of EAC-certified voting systems
*EAC's updated Certified Voting System Map 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=4&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> locates 
EAC-certified voting systems and components that are used in federal 
elections. The map allows users to quickly access key information that 
includes the county in which they are used, test plans, test reports, 
and any system advisory alerts that may have been issued about the 
system. New categories on the map differentiate between (1) 
jurisdictions using each and every component of an EAC certified voting 
system; and (2) jurisdictions using one or more components from an EAC 
certified system. For more information see the updated map 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=5&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> and 
Voting Systems Map FAQs 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=6&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>.

*Accessible voter information guide & report
*A new accessible voter information guide 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=7&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> is 
available that helps make election information accessible for voters 
with disabilities. A new report is also available detailing fifty 
actionable ideas to make voting more accessible 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=8&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>. 
Both were developed from a project funded by ITIF through an EAC grant.

*EAC, election offices & social media
*Follow @EACgov 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=9&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> and 
the most comprehensive election official list 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=10&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
to get up-to-the-minute updates from all over the country. You can also 
sign up 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=11&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
for alerts and follow EAC on Twitter 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=12&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>.

*EAC 2012 election blog
*EAC's recent blog posts 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=13&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
cover Election Updates 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=14&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
and Voting System Testing Updates 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=15&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
that track progress made on EAC system certification. Other posts 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=16&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>: 
Hurricane Sandy; Absentee and Early Voting; EAC Resources; VVSG 1.1 
Public Comment Period; Accessible Voting Technology Initiative; NVRA 
Voter Registration Application; Interactive Election Maps; Veterans 
Access to Voting; Guides & Best Practices; Election Management 
Guidelines; Military Heroes Initiative Update; EAC Roundtables Recap; 
EAC Spotlight: County of Los Angeles; State Certification Meeting Wrap 
Up; Tips to Enhance Your Voting Experience; EAC's Election 
Administration and Voting Survey statistics; Presidential Elections and 
the Electoral College; Tabulating Election Results in the United States.

*Job announcement (closes November 16)
*EAC is seeking a staff accountant to provide expert services for the 
agency’s chief financial officer. See details 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=17&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>.

*EAC seeks pu**blic comments on proposed Voluntary Voting System 
Guidelines (VVSG)
*EAC has extended the public comment period from 90 days to 130 days for 
VVSG version 1.1. This provides the public with an opportunity for 
additional input on proposed requirements for Version 1.1. Comments will 
be accepted through January 14. See details 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=18&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>.

*Veterans Voting Information & Best Practices
*See EAC's follow-up Veterans Voting Information & Best Practices sheet 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=19&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
from last month’s roundtable. For more information, see the agenda 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=20&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
and archived webcast 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=21&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
on improving access to voting for America's veterans.

*Ready for November! - Watch all of the discussions by topic
*EAC hosted a series of nine roundtable discussions on topics to prepare 
for the Presidential Election in November. View on demand webcasts 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=22&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>. Here's 
a recap all nine discussions with links to agendas and archived webcasts.

 1. Access to Voting for Veterans
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=23&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>: election
    operations, procedures and accessibility best practices for
    improving access to voting for veterans.
 2. Getting Ready for November
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=24&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    what to expect and how to prepare for November and beyond.
    Participants shared ideas and strategies about voting system
    preparation, ballot preparation, voter education, polling places,
    voter turnout, provisional ballots and more.
 3. EAC Clearinghouse
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=25&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    to highlight and build on EAC’s role as a national clearinghouse and
    resource for election officials around the country. Participants
    shared ideas and strategies for improving the administration of
    elections in the U.S.
 4. Voting System Preparation
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=26&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    cost-efficient procedures and best practices for conducting voting
    system preparation activities.
 5. Contingency Planning
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=27&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>.
    real world contingency planning solutions and strategies to prevent
    or minimize interruptions in voting during an emergency or crisis
    situation.
 6. Design Counts in Elections
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=28&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    simple design principles ballots and polling place signs come with
    few costs yet yield huge benefits for the American electorate.
 7. Social Media in Elections
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=29&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    how to provide the public with credible, reliable and timely social
    media sources about elections. Election officials and journalists
    discuss their experiences.
 8. Preparing for 2012: The Life Cycle of Voting Machines
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=30&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    Explored the issues associated with the sustainability of voting
    systems. Participants included manufacturers, election officials and
    members of the news media.
 9. Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Products
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=31&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    Discussion among election officials, voting system vendors, computer
    experts, and commercial product manufacturers to discuss the impact
    of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products on voting systems.

*Prepared for November: guides, best practices and resources brought to 
you by EAC!
*EAC created many resources for voters and election officials. Examples 
include Voter Guides, Designing Polling Place Materials, Pollworker Best 
Practices among other tools. As November approaches, see how they can 
help you prepare for Election Day! Learn more 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=32&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>. 
For the Election Management Guidelines and Quick Start Guides, click 
here 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=33&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>. 
We also have interactive maps 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=34&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
with information for voters, election officials and other interested 
parties.

  * Testing and Certifying Voting Machines
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=35&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    Even partial use of the info from EAC’s voting system certification
    program eliminates duplicative testing and saves election officials
    millions of dollars and up to 6 to 12 months of testing time. This
    program represents the first time the federal government has
    certified voting equipment and shared this information with election
    officials and the public.
  * The National Voter Registration Form
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=36&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    voters can use the form to register or update their information.
  * The National Clearinghouse on Elections
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=37&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    Contents created by election officials for election officials.
    Includes language resources, election management guidelines, shared
    election administration practices and general information for voters.
  * Curriculum & Resources for Election Officials
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=38&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    Most election officials cannot afford training. EAC created an
    Election Management Guidelines program on everything from
    pre-election testing to poll worker training, free of charge. This
    includes manuals, brochures and videos.
  * Ballots and Polling Place Signage
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=39&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    EAC provides election officials with a FREE image library of camera
    ready images of ballots and polling place signs in English and six
    other languages. The image library is provided to them at no cost;
    images can be customized and sent right to a printer, which saves
    time and money.
  * Alternative Language Resources
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=40&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    EAC provides election officials with tools for voters who need
    language assistance. We provide an online translation tool
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=41&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>,
    voter’s guides and glossaries in seven languages; most jurisdictions
    cannot afford to produce these resources. And these resources are
    especially valuable to newly covered jurisdictions.
  * Peer to Peer Expertise
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=42&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>:
    In addition to the Preparing for 2012 roundtable discussions, EAC
    also hosts the Election Official Exchange
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=43&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>,
    an online tool for election officials to share ideas and
    innovations. For more updates, follow the most comprehensive list of
    election officials on Twitter
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=44&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>,
    as well as #BReady2012
    <http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=45&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

      *HAVA Funding & Research*

*Funds available to states
*2011 requirements payments are still available. Find out how much is 
available to your state and how to request these funds by visiting the 
EAC's website page Request Requirements Payments 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=46&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>. EAC 
has an MOE plan submission checklist 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=47&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
based upon inquiries and clarifications submitted by election officials. 
States can still apply to receive HAVA Title II requirements payments. 
For more information click here 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=48&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
or contact Monica Evans at havafunding at eac.gov 
<mailto:havafunding at eac.gov> and toll-free at (866) 747-1471.

*ITIF accessible voting technology call for proposals – round two
*ITIF issued a round 2 call for proposals 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=49&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
for projects that will pursue accessible election technology research 
and development. ITIF will grant up to $200,000 for research programs 
and pilot projects focusing on accessible election technology. The 
deadline to submit a proposal is November 30, 2012.

*EAC Military Heroes Initiative
*EAC’s grantee provides an overview of their research 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=50&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
on making voting accessible for disabled veterans. EAC and the 
Department of Defense Federal Voting Assistance Program worked together 
on this initiative to research accommodations and assistance needed for 
recently injured military personnel to participate in federal elections. 
EAC will review the recommendations and determine implementation 
strategies, and we hope others will do the same. *Background*: In FY 
2009 and FY 2010, Congress provided funds to the EAC to develop a 
research program to continue to support accessible voting technology. In 
September 2010, EAC awarded a $500,000 grant for the Military Heroes 
Initiative to the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation 
(ITIF). Read more about it here 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=51&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>. 
In 2011, EAC awarded 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=52&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
$7,000,000 to support research on technologies and approaches to meet 
the challenge of making voting accessible for all eligible voters. 
Grants were awarded to Clemson University and ITIF. The Election Center 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=53&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>, 
on behalf of Clemson University, conducted four Research Alliance for 
Accessible Voting (RAAV) training sessions to receive input on the issue 
of voting accessibility.

*Election data
*EAC will compile extensive 2012 data from the states after the 
election. Meanwhile, EAC’s 2010 Election Administration and Voting 
Survey 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=54&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> 
(EAVS) report contains comprehensive, nationwide data and information on 
the 2010 election such as the number of absentee ballots cast, the 
number of poll workers who served, and the types of voting equipment 
used. The 2010 EAVS report is based on the results of a survey of all 
States, the District of Columbia, and four territories—American Samoa, 
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. See the report, tables, 
datasets and highlights here 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=55&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>. 
The survey also includes summaries of the information found in two 
related reports: EAC’s 2010 military & overseas voting report 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=56&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008> and 
EAC’s 2010 NVRA Motor Voter report 
<http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=57&d=237&mid=334681&m=1008>.

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