What have the EAC and NIST accomplished so far under HAVA?

[Bill Bored]

The Election Assistance Commission has responsibilities in the following program areas:...

* Voting Systems - developing, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technical Guidelines Development Committee, voluntary voting system guidelines and providing for a national program for testing, certification, and decertification of voting systems....

<http://www.eac.gov/programs.asp?format=none>

What has NIST accomplished so far under the HAVA?

To date, NIST’s major activities under the HAVA have included:

* establishing a NIST Voting Systems Office within ITL
* holding an international symposium in December 2003 to begin fostering discussion, collaboration and consensus on voting reform among members of the election community
* completing a comprehensive report for Congress (via the EAC) that looks at the impact of human factors on the effectiveness of election-related technologies
* networking with members of the election community to learn about concerns and issues
* providing technical and administrative support to the TGDC
* developing a voting systems testing laboratory accreditation program

<http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/voting_symposium.htm>

[Wilms]

1. Look at this, Bill.

I'm surprised they made this available.

False Statements, minuscule progress … what next?
by: Fernando Morales

http://vote.nist.gov/ecposstatements/MoralesComment0425.doc


-on edit-

I just realized that was among numerous comments from "public hearings".

http://vote.nist.gov/ECPosStat.htm