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Alert

Alert - Misleading Voter Registration Phishing Email

Phishing test emails impersonating the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) as the spoofed sender have been recently reported. The EAC does not store voter personally identifiable information or track individual voter registrations and is not sending out emails warning that voter registration information may be incomplete or need to be verified.

Friday, October 11, 2024

Press Releases

EAC Releases Video Series to Educate and Drive Voters to Trusted Sources of Information Ahead of the Upcoming Election

Videos in the “Be Election Ready” Series Cover Aspects of Voter Registration, Options to Cast a Ballot, and Election Administration in Two Minutes

Thursday, October 3, 2024

ESS-1164

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Manufacturer

Election Systems & Software, Inc (ES&S)

Testing Lab

Pro V&V

Impacted Device/System

Impacted System:

EVS 6.3.0.0

EVS 6.4.0.0

EVS 6.5.0.0

Impacted Devices:

DS300

Date Submitted by Manufacturer

10/01/2024

Date Approved by EAC

10/01/2024

Short Description of Changes

This ECO includes a DS300 Ballot Bin Handle Kit. This Ballot Bin Handle Kit is intended to repair the mounting integrity of the handle in a field environment.

Additional Documentation

ES&S ECO 1164 Analysis Rev 00.pdf (439.54 KB)

ESS-1164 ECO Approval.pdf (212.42 KB)

DVS-100936

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Manufacturer

Dominion Voting Systems Corp (This company was purchased by Liberty Vote USA Inc. )

Testing Lab

Pro V&V

Impacted Device/System

Impacted System:

Democracy Suite 5.17

Impacted Device:

ImageCast X

Date Submitted by Manufacturer

09/04/2024

Date Approved by EAC

09/24/2024

Short Description of Changes

An updated user manual with optional instructions to update the firmware.

Additional Documentation

DVS ECO 100936 Analysis 00.pdf (306.99 KB)

Dominion DVS-100936 ECO Approval.pdf (205.9 KB)

Press Releases

EAC Commissioners Issue Joint Statement Marking National Voter Registration Day (NVRD)

Today, National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) brings attention to the upcoming voter registration deadlines and efforts of state and local election officials to register voters across the country. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) passed a resolution in 2019 to recognize NVRD and join national efforts to support voter registration and election preparation. Chairman Ben Hovland and Commissioner Christy McCormick are members of the NVRD steering committee.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

ESS-1188

Monday, September 16, 2024

Manufacturer

Election Systems & Software, Inc (ES&S)

Testing Lab

Pro V&V

Impacted Device/System

EVS 6.5.0.0

Date Submitted by Manufacturer

09/03/2024

Date Approved by EAC

09/16/2024

Short Description of Changes

Moved file created during of installation of Electionware Additional Reporting from the semi-static file list to the dynamic file list.

Additional Documentation

ECO Analysis ESS 1188.pdf (454.44 KB)

ES&S ECO 1188 Approval 9.16.24.pdf (178.8 KB)

Public Meeting

Working Together: Supporting the 2024 Elections through Federal Partnerships

On September 26, join the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for "Working Together: Supporting the 2024 Elections through Federal Partnerships" in the agency’s hearing room.

Start Time

Thursday, September 26, 2024 1:00 PM

End Time

Thursday, September 26, 2024 4:00 PM

Press Releases

At Accessibility Hearing, EAC Adopts HAVA Funding Policy for Implementation of Federal Requirements, Including ADA

On August 28, the EAC held an in-person public meeting on issues facing voters with disabilities ahead of the 2024 presidential election titled, “Closing the Accessibility Gap: Voting in 2024 and Beyond.” During the meeting, the EAC voted to adopt a recommendation that allows election offices to fully allocate the cost of allowable, reasonable, and necessary for the implementation of Federal requirements, including accessibility requirements to Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024