Thursday, March 20, 2008

Public Meeting

Topics

• Cost-Saving Practices for Election Management

• UOCAVA Voters Study

• Voter Hotline Study

HAVA Funds

• Final Policy Clarification on the Allowable Uses of Help America Vote Act Funds Authorized Under Titles I & II

• Statement of Vice Chair Caroline C. Hunter Regarding the Proposed Policy Clarification on the Allowable Uses of Help America Vote Act Funds Authorized Under Titles I and II

• GAO Opinion

• February 21, 2008 -- Letter to U.S. Comptoller General Requesting Opinion on Allowable Uses of HAVA Funds

• February 21, 2008 -- Response to U.S. House members on Allowable Uses of HAVA Funds

• January 23, 2008 -- Letter from U.S. House members to EAC on Allowable Uses of HAVA Funds

• January 24, 2008 -- Letter from U.S. House Rep. Cooper to EAC on Allowable Uses of HAVA Funds

Consideration on Changes to the State Specific Instructions on the National Mail Voter Registration Form

The commissioners unanimously approved seven requests from states to make changes on the state specific instructions on the National Voter Registration Form. The request from Arizona did not pass (Failed 2-2).

• Eight Requests from States

• EAC Staff Memo: Recommendations Regarding Pending State Requests to Change the Federal Form State Specific Instructions

Consideration of UOCAVA Voters Study

• Voting from Abroad: A Survey of UOCAVA Voters (Adopted 4-0)

• UOCAVA Voters and the Electronic Transmission of Voting Materials in Four States (Adopted 4-0)

• Facilitating UOCAVA Voting Conference (Adopted 4-0)

• Karen Lynn-Dyson, Director, Research Division, U.S. Election Assistance Commission

• Karin MacDonald, Managing Partner, Q2 Data & Research LLC

• Bonnie Glaser, Associate, Q2 Data & Research LLC

Consideration of Voter Hotline Study

• Voter Hotline Study (Accepted 4-0)

• Connie Schmidt, Project Co-Manage

Votes

• 4-0 (Carried) Motion to Accept report from the voter hotline survey

• 4-0 (Carried) Motion to approve the proposed policy with the amendments offered by Commissioner Hillman and accepted by the mover, Chair Rodgriguez.

• in the month of March
• in Public Meeting

	Sunshine Notice
	Agenda
	Minutes
	Transcript
	Policy Clarification
	Statement - Vice Chair Hunter on Clarification
	GAO Opinion on HAVA Funds
	US House Rep. Cooper to EAC on HAVA Funds
	US House Members Letter to EAC on HAVA Funds
	EAC Response to U.S. House on HAVA Funds
	EAC Letter to Comptoller General on HAVA Funds
	State requests for changes to National Form
	EAC Staff Memo on changes to National Form
	Voting from Abroad: A Survey of UOCAVA Voters
	Report - Facilitating UOCAVA Voting Conference
	Testimony - Karin McDonald on Voters Study
	Testimony - Bonnie Glaser on Voters Study
	Voter Hotline Study
	Testimony - Connie Schmidt on Voter Hotline Study