[Federal Register: July 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 141)]
[Notices]               
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

 
Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY: United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

ACTION: Notice of Virtual Public Forum for EAC Board of Advisors.

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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

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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 
boardofadvisors@eac.gov. 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: (202) 566-
3100.

Gracia M. Hillman,
Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 08-1457 Filed 7-18-08; 10:20 am]

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