The Technical Guidelines Development Committee met at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland on September 15-16, 2016. The meeting focused on the development of next-generation voluntary voting system guidelines.

The EAC met to review contingency planning and security preparations for Election Day; Election Worker Best Practices Competition & National Voter Registration Month.

Topic: Promote Language Access for American Voters in 2016 Elections.

At this event Commissioners brought together state/local election officials and research experts to: (1) discuss ways to recruit and train election workers; and (2) discuss allocation of resources at the polls on Election Day. The 2016 Election Worker Guidebook was also released.

The EAC Board of Advisors met in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 and Thursday, May 5, 2016.

Topic: Testimony about accessible voting and the progress made since passage of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA).

The EAC Standards Board met in Carlsbad, CA on Thursday, April 14 – Friday, April 15, 2016. This was a Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) meeting open to the public.

The Technical Guidelines Development Committee met at the U.S. Access Board in Washington, DC on February 8-9, 2016. The meeting was the next step in moving forward with the development of the next generation of voluntary voting system guidelines.

Topics: Recommendations on a transition date for VVSG 1.1 and a policy regarding employee participation with outside organizations.

Topic: Preparing for Election 2016 in Battleground Jurisdictions.