IEEE Standards Association Voting Standard

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IEEE Standards AssociationVoting Standard

• IEEE-SA Standards Board
• 11 September 2003
• Piscataway, NJ
• Stephen Berger

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SCC 38

• 3 Current Projects
• P1583Voting Equipment Specifications
• P1622Data Interchange Formats
• P1643Intentional EMI

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Coordination Activities

• NASED / FEC / NIST Meeting at Bal Harbor, Fl.
  August 12, 2003
• Coordination meeting of identified members of new
  Federal Election Administration Commission
  Technical Guidelines Development Committee
• NASED VSS June 7,2003 in Chicago, Il.
• 1st NASED Technical Guide Developed.

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Coordination Activities

• Working closely with IEEE USA to keep
  congressional staff informed
• Meetings with House Science Committee Staff and
  courtesy copies of draft provided to staff
• Meeting with staff for
• Congressman Holt (NJ)
• Congressman Kucinich (OH)
• Congressman Smith (TX)
• Copy of draft left with IEEE USA for any other
  congressional staff that may request it.

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P1583 Balloting / Schedule

• Draft in simultaneous Sponsor/Committee ballot
• Ballot closes Sept. 22, 2003
• Latest Meeting July 28-29, 2003 at the IACREOT
  Convention in Denver, Co.
• Press release issued announcing milestone.
• Target for submission to Standards Board
• Fall 2003

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P1583 Balloting / Schedule

• Future Meetings
• Texas Capitol Complex, Austin, Tx. October 2-3,
  2003
• Primary Task Reconciliation of comments
  received from ballot closing Sept. 22, 2003

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P1583 Balloting / Schedule

• P1583 Draft Highlights
• Over 250 pages
• Deals only with equipment software voters/poll
  works use
• Primary sections
• Sec. 5 Specifications
• Sec. 6 Tests for Specifications

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P1583 Balloting / Schedule

• P1583 Draft Highlights
• Evolutionary from FEC 2002 VSS
• Uses FEC 2002 standard as a starting point.
• All changes from FEC 2002 tracked in an annex
• Bridges to new HAVA (Help America Vote Act)
  requirements