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The Board of Advisors is a 35-member board composed of representatives from the National Governors Association; National Conference of State Legislatures; National Association of Secretaries of State; The National Association of State Election Directors; National Association of Counties; the International Association of Government Officials (created from the merger of the National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks and the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers); Election Center; International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; and Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
Other members include representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Integrity, and the Civil Rights Division; the director of the U.S. Department of Defense Federal Voting Assistance Program; four professionals from the field of science and technology, one each appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Majority and Minority leaders of the U.S. Senate; and eight members representing voter interests, with the chairs and the ranking minority members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on House Administration and the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration each appointing two members. Following the passage of HAVA, the National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks and the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers merged to form the International Association of Government Officials.
2026 EAC Board of Advisors Annual Meeting on on April 28-29, 2026
Membership Designees (as of February 24, 2026)
Executive Officers (as of April 29, 2026)
Charter renewed April 11, 2025 (PDF)
Bylaws amended April 18, 2024 (PDF)
Resolution Adopted by the Board of Advisors on May 6, 2025
Election Related Acronyms & Phrases
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Board of Advisors' Roster
| National Governors Association Lisa M. Marra State Election Director Arizona Secretary of State | National Governors Association Lawrence D. Norden Vice President of the Elections and Government Program Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School |
| National Conference of State Legislatures Representative Pat Proctor Kansas House of Representatives | National Conference of State Legislatures Senator Cheryl Kagan Maryland State Senate |
| National Association of Secretaries of State The Honorable Steve Simon Minnesota Secretary of State NASS President | National Association of Secretaries of State The Honorable Scott Schwab Kansas Secretary of State NASS Immediate Past President |
| National Association of State Election Directors Nick Meyers Election Program Manager / Voting System Specialist Louisiana Secretary of State | National Association of State Election Directors Jonathan Brater Director of Elections Michigan Bureau of Elections |
| National Association of Counties The Honorable Ricky Hatch County Clerk/Auditor Weber County, UT | National Association of Counties Isaac Cramer Executive Director Charleston County Board of Elections |
| United States Conference of Mayors Tina Barton Senior Elections Expert The Elections Group | United States Conference of Mayors Elizabeth (Liz) Howard Counsel Brennan Center for Justice |
| The Election Center Derek Bowens Director of Elections Durham County, NC | The Election Center The Honorable Wesley Wilcox Supervisor of Elections Marion County, FL |
| International Association of Government Officials Eric Fey Director of Elections St. Louis County Election Board | International Association of Government Officials The Honorable Christine Walker County Clerk Jackson County, OR |
| United States Commission on Civil Rights J. Christian Adams Commissioner | United States Commission on Civil Rights Victoria Nourse Commissioner |
| Architectural and Transportation Barrier Compliance Board Stephanie Enyart Public Member | Architectural and Transportation Barrier Compliance Board Elver Ariza-Silva Public Member, Interim Chair |
| Chief – Office of Public Integrity – U.S. Department of Justice Brian Nieves Chief of Staff and Associate Deputy Attorney General Office of the Deputy Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice | Chief – Voting Section – Civil Rights Division – U.S. Department of Justice Eric Neff Acting Chief, Voting Section Civil Rights Division U.S. Department of Justice |
| Director – Federal Voting Assistance Program – U.S. Department of Defense J. Scott Wiedmann Acting Director Federal Voting Assistance Program U.S. Department of Defense | |
| Speaker of the House Donald F. McGahn II Partner, Jones Day | House Minority Leader Brian Michael Lemek Founder and Executive Director Defend the Vote |
| Senate Majority Leader Justin Riemer Partner, First Street Law | Senate Minority Leader Barbara Simons, PhD Association for Computing Machinery |
| House Administration – Chair Lucas Vebber Deputy Counsel Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty | House Administration – Chair Hans von Spakovsky Former Commissioner U.S. Federal Election Commission |
| House Administration – Ranking Member Gregory T. Moore President and CEO, Promise of Democracy Foundation | House Administration – Ranking Member Thomas F. Ferrarese Former Commissioner of Elections Monroe County, NY |
| Senate Rules & Administration Committee – Chair DeAnna Brangers Republican Member Kentucky State Board of Elections | Senate Rules & Administration Committee – Chair Karen Rice Sellers Executive Director Kentucky State Board of Elections |
| Senate Rules & Administration Committee – Ranking Member Cathy Darling Allen Retired Shasta County, CA Clerk and Registrar of Voters | Senate Rules & Administration Committee – Ranking Member Rosalind Gold Chief Public Policy Officer NALEO Education Fund |