MEDIA ADVISORY:
2 p.m. – Wed., Aug. 16, 2017
Silver Spring, Md. – The U.S. Election Assistance Commission will host a public meeting at 2 p.m. on Wed, Aug. 16. The meeting will include cybersecurity comments from Cook County, Ill. Director of Elections Noah Praetz and a discussion of the commission’s 2016 Election Administration Voting Survey (EAVS) featuring Fors Marsh’s Thad Hall. The meeting will also feature agency updates related to its cybersecurity working group, payments and grants work, upcoming 2017 Election Awards and the latest reports from the EAC Inspector General.
This meeting is open to the public and media. All attendees must show government issued ID to enter the building. Reporters wishing to attend should contact Brenda Bowser Soder at [email protected] or 202-897-9285.
WHAT:
EAC Public Meeting (view the full agenda)
WHO:
EAC Commissioner Matthew Masterson, Chair
EAC Commissioner Thomas Hicks, Vice Chair
EAC Commissioner Christy McCormick
Noah Praetz, Director of Elections, Cook County, Ill.
Thad Hall, Fors Marsh
Brian Newby, EAC Executive Director
Mark Abbot, EAC Grants
Patricia Layfield, EAC Inspector General
WHEN:
2:00-3:00 EDT p.m. on Wed., Aug. 16, 2017
WHERE:
United States Election Assistance Commission
1335 East West Highway, Suite 104
Silver Spring, Md. 20910
The meeting will also be streamed live at: /media/video-player-us-eac-public-meeting-081617/
RSVP:
Brenda Bowser Soder, [email protected], 202-897-9285
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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.