[Federal Register: April 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 68)]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

 
Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY: United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

ACTION: Notice of Virtual Public Forum for EAC Board of Advisors.

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Date and time: Monday, April 21, 2008, 9 a.m. EDT through Friday, April 
25, 2008, 5 p.m. EDT.

Place: EAC Board of Advisors Virtual Meeting Room at http://
www.eac.gov. Once at the main page of EAC's Web site, viewers should 
click the link to the Board of Advisors Virtual Meeting Room. The 
virtual meeting room will open on Monday, April 21, 2008, at 9 a.m. EDT 
and will close on Friday, April 25, 2008, at 5 p.m. EDT. The site will 
be available 24 hours per day during that 5-day period.

Purpose: The EAC Board of Advisors will review and provide comment on 
eight draft chapters of the Election Management Guidelines. The draft 
chapters contain recommendations and best practices regarding: Absentee 
voting and vote by mail; acceptance testing; ballot building; 
contingency planning and change management; developing an audit trail; 
polling place and vote center management; pre-election and parallel 
testing; and uniformed and overseas voters.
    The EAC Board of Advisors Virtual Meeting Room was established to 
enable the Board of Advisors to conduct business in an efficient manner 
in a public forum, including being able to review and discuss draft 
documents, when it is not feasible for an in-person board meeting. The 
Board of Advisors will not take any votes or propose any resolutions 
during the 5-day forum of April 21-25, 2008. Members will post comments 
about the eight draft chapters of the Election Management Guidelines.
    This activity is open to the public. The public may view the 
proceedings of this special forum by visiting the EAC Board of Advisors 
Virtual Meeting Room at http://www.eac.gov at any time between Monday, 
April 21, 2008, 9 a.m. EDT and Friday, April 25, 2008, 6 p.m. EDT. The 
public also may view the draft chapters of the Election Management 
Guidelines, which will be posted on EAC's Web site beginning April 21, 
2008. The public may file written statements to the EAC Board of 
Advisors at boardofadvisors@eac.gov. Data on EAC's Web site is 
accessible to visitors with disabilities and meets the requirements of 
section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Person to Contact for Information: Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 
566-3100.

Gracia M. Hillman,
Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-7149 Filed 4-7-08; 8:45 am]

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