August 24, 2005

EAC Adopts Initial Procedures for Voting System Certification

"The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) today adopted an initial framework for the nation's first federal voting system certification and laboratory accreditation programs. This is the first step in the transition of these programs from the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED).

“Certifying test labs and voting systems is a significant and extremely important responsibility. EAC has adopted procedures at the onset to ensure that election officials and voters use voting systems that are accurate and reliable,” said EAC Chair Gracia Hillman. “The goal to make sure that every vote is counted accurately and fairly begins here, and we will make sure this process is transparent every step of the way.”

The full press release is here.

Thanks to Ernie Hawkins for bringing this to my attention.

Posted by Randy Riddle at August 24, 2005 08:20 AM