Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Public Meeting

• Revised Proposal Regarding the Use of HAVA Funds; Policy (Adopted 3-1)

  • Original proposal (April 9, 2008)

• Vote for revised recommendation to modify EAC Advisory 07-003-A on Maintenance of Effort Funding

  • Commissioners voted to table Vice Chair Hunter's proposal to modify Advisory Opinion 07-003-A regarding Maintenance of Effort (MOE) until it can be placed on a future public meeting agenda.

• EAC Staff Memo Regarding Proposed MOE Policy Change

  • Commission seeks additional comments: Commissioners approved (3-1) a motion for EAC to "refrain from enforcing the MOE Advisory, EAC Advisory 07-003-A, to the extent that it requires a state to include local and/or county government expenditures when determining the MOE baseline as required by HAVA Section 254(a)(7), until such time that the Commisison votes to adopt a policy on the MOE requirements of HAVA."

    To comment on the preceding MOE proposals or about MOE in general, send an email to HAVAInfo@eac.gov. Please indicate the subject in the email. View the comments in the Payments and Grants Comment Archives.

Reports Considered

• Voter Information Websites Study

• Vincent Keenan, President, Publius.org

First Time Voter Study Status Report

• Karen Lynn-Dyson, Research Director, EAC

• Meredith Imwalle, President, Winner's Circle Communications

Preparing for Election Day 2008: Ballot Design

• John Gale, Nebraska Secretary of State; "Successful Designs for Optical Scan Ballots"

• Lance Gough, Executive Director, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners; "Successful Designs for Direct Recording Device Ballots"

• Kathy Dent, Supervisor of Elections, Sarasota County, FL and President, Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections; "The Ballot Design Process from Start to Finish"

EAC Resources for Effective Ballot Design

• Karen Lynn-Dyson, Research Director, EAC

• Connie Schmidt, CERA Co-Project Manager, Election Management Guidelines

Votes

• 3-1 (Carried) Motion to adopt the policy regarding use of HAVA funds

• 4-0 (Carried) Motion to table Modifying Advisory Opinion 07-003-A Regarding MOE (Section 254(a)(7))

• 3-1 (Carried) Motion to refrain from enforcing the 07-003-A MOE until the EAC votes to adopt a policy on the MOE requirement of HAVA

HAVA Funding Proposals

• in the month of April
• in Public Meeting

	Sunshine Notice
	Agenda
	Minutes
	Transcript
	Revised proposal regarding use of HAVA funds
	Original proposal regarding use of HAVA funds
	Revised recommendation to modify Advisory 07-003-A
	Original recommendation to modify Advisory 07-003A
	EAC staff memo on proposed MOE policy change
	EAC Advisory 07-003-A
	Voter Information Web site Study
	Testimony - Vincent Keenan on voter info sites
	Testimony - Karen Lynn-Dyson on FTV study
	Testimony - Meredith Imwalle on FTV study
	Testimony - John Gale on ballot design
	Testimony - Lance Gough on ballot design
	Presentation - Karen Lynn Dyson
	Testimony - Kathy Dent on ballot design
	Testiomy - Connie Schmidt on EAC resources