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BRIANNA SCHLETZ NAMED EAC INSPECTOR GENERAL

The EAC announced that Brianna Schletz has been named as our next Inspector

General. Brianna joins the EAC after eight years at the Office of Inspector General at

the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) where she most recently served

as a director and established a new strategic division within the Immediate Office.

During her time at USAID, Brianna led a team of program analysts responsible for

congressionally mandated quarterly reporting and oversight planning on overseas

contingency operations as well as conducting audits, evaluations and reporting on

significant issues affecting agency operations. Prior to her time at USAID, Brianna was

a performance auditor at the Department of Health and Human Services OIG. The full

press release is available here.

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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.

OCTOBER 13, 2021 TGDC MEETING

On October 13 the Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) held a virtual

meeting to discuss the implementation of the VVSG 2.0, the VVSG Lifecycle Policy, and a

process to evaluate and approve protocols for End-to-End (E2E) verifiable voting systems.

The EAC also provided an overview on the upcoming e-poll book pilot program. The full

agenda and presentations can be found here. You can watch the meeting on the EAC’s

YouTube channel.

PROGRAM UPDATES

VVSG Lifecycle Policy - The Lifecycle Policy for VVSG 2.0 will be opening soon for the

public comment period. Updates will be posted to our website once the comment

period opens.

ePollbook Pilot Program - The EAC is currently developing draft security requirements

covering a variety of topics such as access control, software security, audit records and

more. Next steps include drafting accessibility and usability requirements, drafting

program documents, gathering feedback, and test piloting.

The EAC will be hosting an event focused on the new ePollbook Pilot Program on

Wednesday, November 17th. Event details will be posted to our website once

finalized.
NEW VIDEO SERIES

U.S. Digital Response Technology Feature - EAC Commissioner Ben Hovland was joined by

United States Digital Response CTO and Co-Founder, Alex Allain, EAC Senior SME, Kammi Foote,

and Centre County Pennsylvania Commissioner Michael Pipe to discuss how USDR can help

election officials build websites and tools to serve voters. Click here for the full video.

Hispanic Heritage Month - In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October

15), EAC Commissioners sat down with election officials to talk about what Hispanic Heritage

Month means to them. Commissioner Ben Hovland spoke with Rhode Island Secretary of State

Nellie Gorbea about her career as the first Hispanic American elected statewide in New England,

and Commissioner Christy McCormick spoke with Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections

Christina White about how she serves the Hispanic community in her jurisdiction. Head to this

link to watch the full videos.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month - October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To highlight

resources and raise awareness about important information on election security, the EAC

commissioners met with leaders in election cybersecurity from within the EAC as well as CISA,

NIST, and Mandiant. These interviews addressed the election threat landscape since 2020,

cybersecurity frameworks, the gender gap in cybersecurity, and more. The playlist is available

here.

On October 29, the EAC will celebrate the 19th anniversary of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).

Congress passed HAVA in 2002 to set new mandatory minimum standards for states to follow in several

key areas of election administration and to invest in and strengthen the nation’s voting process. HAVA

also created the Election Assistance Commission to help ensure secure, accurate, and accessible

elections by developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system

guidelines, and serving as a national clearinghouse of information on election administration. The EAC

also accredits testing laboratories, certifies voting systems, and administers HAVA funds. For the last 19

years, HAVA and the EAC, have provided state and local election officials with resources and guidance to

ensure all Americans can participate fully in the voting process, and cast a ballot privately and

independently.

HAVA TURNS 19

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Frequently Asked Questions and Suggested Answers

Infographics with Voter Information

Social Media Graphics and Messaging

Best Practices: FAQs - Recognizing the breadth of voting practices throughout the country and

that local election officials are the best source of trusted information, the EAC’s Best Practices:

FAQ toolkit is designed to assist election officials in creating (or improving) FAQs for their

websites. Additionally, the toolkit provides social media guides with ideas on how to promote

their FAQs as a trusted source of information. The FAQs toolkit page includes:

NEW EAC RESOURCE