EAC Voting System Reports Clearinghouse

["Margit Johansson" <margitjo@xxxxxxxxx>]

 U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
1225 New York Ave. NW – Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005

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For Immediate Release
*November 8, 2007

Contact:
Jeannie Layson
Bryan Whitener
(202) 566-3100

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*EAC Kicks Off Voting System Reports Clearinghouse

<http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?AAWNTDFJLRPBDTK>
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///Posts California's Top-to-Bottom Review Findings/
 

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*WASHINGTON* - The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
has received its first request to share voting system reports generated
by state and local election officials. The first request comes from
___California Secretary of State Debra Bowen

<http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?AAWNTDFJLRJKJMT>_ to provide the public
 

with information about the state's top-to-bottom review of its voting
systems. EAC's Voting System Reports Clearinghouse is available ___here

<http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?AAWNTDFJLRDJVOZ>_.
 

"We appreciate Secretary Bowen working with us to share information
about voting systems in California with election officials throughout
the nation and with the public," said EAC Chairwoman Donetta Davidson.
"This is an important first step in building a national clearinghouse of
voting system reports that have been conducted by states and counties.
We encourage election officials throughout the nation to participate by
submitting the reviews they've conducted."

The Voting System Reports Clearinghouse is the result of a __

_policy <http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?AAWNTDFJLRRMBLY >_ adopted by
 

the Commission to post and distribute voting system reports or studies
submitted by state and local governments. The policy also covers sharing
information regarding the states' implementation of the voluntary voting
system guidelines. Section 202 (1) of the ___Help America Vote Act

<http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?AAWNTDFJLRGJBKY>_ (HAVA) directs the
 

EAC to serve as a national clearinghouse that provides information from
state and local governments regarding their experience in operating
voting systems.

To be considered for posting on the EAC website, a state or local
government must submit the report to the EAC chair or executive director
and certify that the report reflects their experience operating voting
systems or implementing EAC's __

_voluntary voting system guidelines

<http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?AAWNTDFJLRYPJXH>_.
 

The Voting System Reports Clearinghouse is administered by the EAC's
Testing and Certification Program, the federal government's first voting
system certification program. For information on voting system test
labs, registered voting system manufacturers, voting systems that have
been submitted for testing, test plans, notices of clarification, and
other program-related information, visit __

_www.eac.gov <http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?AAWNTDFJLRSHCZZ >_.

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/The EAC is an independent bipartisan commission created by HAVA. EAC
serves as a national clearinghouse and resource of information regarding
election administration. It is charged with administering payments to
states and developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting
voluntary voting system guidelines, and accrediting voting system test
laboratories and certifying voting equipment. It is also charged with
developing and maintaining a national mail voter registration form. The
four EAC commissioners are Donetta Davidson, chair; Rosemary Rodriguez,
vice chair; Caroline Hunter; and Gracia Hillma/n.

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