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Roundtable on Election Official Security - December 8th, noon ET

Local Leadership Council inaugural meeting - December 10th, 1 p.m. ET

VVSG 2.0 Lifecycle policy now open for public comment until December 7

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EAC MONTHLY

UPDATES & EVENTS

To help keep election officials up to date on new resources and upcoming events from the

EAC, we are sending brief monthly updates in addition to our quarterly newsletters. For

regular updates, please visit eac.gov, or follow us on Twitter or Facebook.

The types of post-election audits

used across the country

When post-election tabulation audits

take place in each state

State-specific policies, practices, and

case studies

Election Audits Across the United

States: provides detailed comparisons

of state-level audit policies and

practices. Among the data in this report

are:

Voting Access for Native Americans –

Case Studies & Best Practices: This

document includes an overview of

barriers unique to Native American

voters, best practices to serve Native

American voters, and more information

on administering non-tribal elections in

areas where federally recognized tribal

governments are located.

NEW EAC RESOURCES

www.eac.gov clearinghouse@eac.gov @eacgov1 @EACgov
RECENT EAC EVENTS

Virtual Roundtable on E-Poll Book Pilot

Program Considerations: On November

17th, the EAC hosted a virtual roundtable on

the new E-Poll Book testing pilot program

considerations. The roundtable consisted of

three panels with E-Poll Book

manufacturers, Voting System Test

Laboratories, and elections officials. Event

details and the live stream can be found

here.

Date: Wednesday, December 8th

Time: 12pm – 2pm ET

Date: Friday, December 10th

Time: 1pm – 2:30 pm ET

Virtual roundtable discussion on Election

Official Security: The EAC will be hosting a

discussion with election administrators and

state and federal partners on responses to

threats and available resources. More details

will be available soon on the event page.

Virtual Local Leadership Council Kickoff

Meeting: The EAC is holding the inaugural

meeting for the new Local Leadership

Council (LLC). The LLC is a federal advisory

board that will provide the EAC with an

opportunity to hear from experts about local

election administration. More details will be

available soon on the event page.

UPCOMING EAC EVENTS NEW VIDEO SERIES

Native American Heritage Month:

Commissioners met with election officials

from Alaska and Arizona, as well as EAC’s

newest Subject Matter Expert on Section

203 Language Coverage, to discuss

outreach to Native American voters, how

they fulfill their Section 203 requirements,

and what Native American Heritage Month

means to them. Check out the full series

here.

PROJECT UPDATES

Lifecycle Policy for VVSG 2.0 Public

Comment Period Now Open: The public

comment period for VVSG 2.0’s Lifecycle

Policy is now open. Comments and

feedback are due by December 7th. You

can access the Lifecycle Policy and leave

your comments here.

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JOINT STATEMENT

EAC Commissioners Issue Joint Statement

Recognizing the Exemplary Work of

Election Officials, Staff, and Poll Workers:

Following the elections held on November

2, 2021, EAC Commissioners issued a joint

statement recognizing the hard work

election officials, election staff, and poll

workers did to serve voters across the

country: “... Despite still dealing with the

continuing impacts of COVID-19, state and

local election officials, along with staff and

poll workers, conducted a well-run voting

experience for millions of Americans with

minimal reports of interruption.” The full

statement is available here.