--Public Meeting Advisory--

U.S. EAC March 22 Meeting To Focus on Role of EAC as a National Clearinghouse

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM)

LOCATION: EAC Offices (1225 New York Ave., Suite 1100, Washington, DC)

MEETING AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS:

REPORTS:

• Title II Requirements Payments to States

Margaret Sims, Election Research Specialist, U.S. EAC

• Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC)

Mark Skall, Division Chief, Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing

Division, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

• EAC Election Day Survey Analysis

Kim Brace, President, Election Data Services

PRESENTATIONS:

”The Role of the United States Election Assistance Commission as a Clearinghouse”

• Honorable Pedro A. Cortés, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania

• Tony J. Sirvello, III, Executive Director, International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT)

• Edward A. Hailes, Jr., Senior Attorney, Advancement Project

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*Media Attendees: Credentials must be displayed at all times. If you would like to reserve a seat, please RSVP with your request to Bryan Whitener in advance of the meeting. To learn more about the EAC, please visit www.eac.gov.