The EAC Board of Advisers reviewed and provided comment on Phase I of the draft Election Operations Assessment. Phase I of the project was geared towards information gathering and modeling and was designed to create the framework for the remaining two phases of the project. The scope of the document and the project that created it focus on procedures and equipment that move the ballot through the electoral process.

The Commission held a public meeting and workshop on Cost-Saving Practices for Election Management. The Commission also considered other administrative matters.

The Commission held a public meeting and hearing to consider administrative matters and receive presentations on the topic Voter Registration Databases: Initial Discussion on Reviewing HAVA Mandated Guidance.

Standards Board Meeting

EAC Standards Board Virtual Meeting Room at www.eac.gov. The Virtual Meeting Room remained open from Monday, February 8, 2010, 9:00 A.M. EST to Friday, February 19, 2010, 9:00 P.M. EST. The site was available 24 hours per day during that 12-day period.

Commissioners discussed in closed session appointment of the EAC General Counsel.

The Commission received an update on the voting system certification program. Commissioners installed new officers for 2009 and considered other administrative matters.

The meeting helped the EAC to propose a pilot program exploring how it might assist States in shortening the timeline for product certifications and potentially save the costs of redundant Federal/State testing.