MEDIA ADVISORY:
EAC to Host Public Hearing on Critical Infrastructure Designation
Silver Spring, Md. – The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will host a public hearing on Tuesday, April 4, to examine how the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to designate election systems as part of the nation’s critical infrastructure will impact state and local election officials. The hearing, chaired by EAC Chairman Matthew V. Masterson, is open to the public and will be available online at www.eac.gov.
Members of the media wishing to attend the hearing should RSVP to Brenda Bowser Soder at [email protected] or 301-563-3951.
WHAT: EAC Public Hearing on Election Systems as Critical Infrastructure
WHO:
Chairman Matthew Masterson, EAC Commissioner
Vice-Chairman Thomas Hicks, EAC Commissioner
Christy McCormick, EAC Commissioner
Panel I - Election Officials: Moving Forward with Elections as Critical Infrastructure
- The Honorable Denise Merrill, Connecticut Secretary of State and President of the National Association of Secretaries of State
- Chris Chambless, Supervisor of Elections, Clay County, Florida
- Ricky Hatch, CPA, County Clerk/Auditor, Weber County, Utah
- Lance Gough, Executive Director, Chicago Board of Elections
- Trevor Timmons, Chief Information Officer, Colorado Secretary of State’s Office
Panel II – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Officials: Working Together on Election Security and the Critical Infrastructure Designation
- Neil Jenkins, Director, The Enterprise Performance Management Office, DHS
- Robert Hanson, Director, Prioritization and Modeling at Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis, DHS
WHEN: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
WHERE: 1335 East West Highway, First Floor Conference Room
Silver Spring, Md. 20910
Also streamed live at www.eac.gov
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). It is an independent, bipartisan commission charged with ensuring secure, accurate and accessible elections by developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, and serving as a national clearinghouse of information on election administration. EAC also accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems, as well as administers the use of HAVA funds. For more information, visit www.eac.gov.