08-1457. Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY:

United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

ACTION:

Notice of Virtual Public Forum for EAC Board of Advisors.

DATES & TIMES:

Monday, August 4, 2008, 9 a.m. EDT through Friday, August 8, 2008, 5 p.m. EDT.

Place:

EAC Board of Advisors Virtual Meeting Room at http://www.eac.gov. Once at the main page of EAC's Web site, viewers should click the link to the Board of Advisors Virtual Meeting Room. The virtual meeting room will open on Monday, August 4, 2008, at 9 a.m. EDT and will close on Friday, August 8, 2008, at 5 p.m. EDT. The site will be available 24 hours per day during that 5-day period.

Purpose:

The EAC Board of Advisors will review and provide comment on the draft Alternative Voting Methods report. The draft contains feasibility and advisability recommendations regarding: early voting; Election Day as a Federal holiday; vote-by-mail; vote centers; weekend voting; and, voting in Puerto Rico. The EAC Board of Advisors Virtual Meeting Room was established to enable the Board of Advisors to conduct business in an efficient manner in a public forum, including being able to review and discuss draft documents, when it is not feasible for an in-person board meeting. The Board of Advisors will not take any votes or propose any resolutions during the 5-day forum of August 4-August 8, 2008. Members will post comments about the draft Alternative Voting Methods report.

This activity is open to the public. The public may view the proceedings of this special forum by visiting the EAC Board of Advisors virtual meeting room at http://www.eac.gov at any time between Monday, August 4, 2008, 9 a.m. EDT and Friday, August 8, 2008, 6 p.m. EDT. The public also may view the draft alternative voting methods report, which will be posted on EAC's Web site beginning August 4, 2008. The public may file written statements to the EAC Board of Advisors at [e-mail]. Data on EAC's Web site is accessible to visitors with disabilities and meets the requirements of section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: [phone].

Gracia M. Hillman,

Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.