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On October 29, 2002, the Help America Vote Act was signed into law to make sweeping reforms to the nation's voting process and addresses improvements to voting systems and voter access that were identified following the 2000 election.
EAC used September 22, National Voter Registration Day, to remind voters of online voter registration options and feature EAC's map of state registration forms, Tips & FAQs for voters.
Commissioners met to discuss EAC's work on accessible voting and technology research, the results of the Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS), and the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Technical Guidelines Development Committee met at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland on July 20-21, 2015. The meeting was a first step in developing the next generation of voluntary voting system guidelines.
Topics: Approval of VVSG 1.1; updates to certification program manuals; and advisory opinion requests from state and local election offices related to the expenditure of HAVA funds.