Notice2022-20366
Sunshine Act Meetings
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
September 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Election Assistance Commission
Abstract
U.S. Election Assistance Commission and National Institute of Standards and Technology to hold a virtual workshop on "The Path to End to End (E2E) Protocols for Voting Systems."
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 180 (Monday, September 19, 2022)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 57187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20366]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Sunshine Act notice; notice of public meeting agenda.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission and National Institute of
Standards and Technology to hold a virtual workshop on ``The Path to
End to End (E2E) Protocols for Voting Systems.''
DATES: Thursday, October 6, 1:00-5:00 p.m. Eastern and Friday, October
7, 2022, 1-5 p.m. Eastern.
ADDRESSES: Virtual via Webex.
The official meeting is open to the public. Registration for the
event is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.nccoe.nist.gov/get-involved/attend-events/path-end-end-e2e-protocols-voting-systems">https://www.nccoe.nist.gov/get-involved/attend-events/path-end-end-e2e-protocols-voting-systems</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897-
9285, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8be0e6feffe3e2eccbeeeae8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="365d5b43425e5f517653575518515940">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act
(Sunshine Act), Public Law 94-409, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will conduct a virtual workshop in
partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) on ``The Path to End to End (E2E) Protocols for Voting
Systems.''
Agenda: The EAC, in collaboration with NIST, is initiating a
process to publicly solicit, evaluate, and approve protocols used in
end to end (E2E) cryptographically verifiable voting systems for
conformance to the recently revised Voluntary Voting System Guidelines,
Version 2.0 (VVSG 2.0). During this two-day virtual workshop, multiple
panel groups will discuss the plan and further develop the protocol
requirements and evaluation criteria.
Panels will include state and local election officials,
representatives from federal agencies, staff from voting system
manufacturers and voting system test labs, and subject matter experts.
Topics addressed in these panels include integrity and voter
confidence, security, accessibility and human factor considerations,
and testing and implementation of E2E in voting systems. There will
also be a keynote address on E2E in voting systems.
The workshop is open to the public but registration is required so
that webinar connection details can be shared with attendees. Questions
about registration can be directed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a0f580f03040c052a0f0b09440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="187d2a7d71767e77587d797b367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>.
The full agenda will be posted in advance on the EAC website:
<a href="https://www.eac.gov/events/2022/10/06/path-end-end-e2e-protocols-voting-systems">https://www.eac.gov/events/2022/10/06/path-end-end-e2e-protocols-voting-systems</a> and at <a href="https://www.nccoe.nist.gov/get-involved/attend-events/path-end-end-e2e-protocols-voting-systems">https://www.nccoe.nist.gov/get-involved/attend-events/path-end-end-e2e-protocols-voting-systems</a>.
Following the event, a recording will be posted on the EAC's
website: <a href="https://www.eac.gov/events/2022/10/06/path-end-end-e2e-protocols-voting-systems">https://www.eac.gov/events/2022/10/06/path-end-end-e2e-protocols-voting-systems</a>.
Background: On February 10, 2021, the EAC Commissioners unanimously
approved the most recent iteration of federal voting system standards,
VVSG 2.0.
Principle 9, ``Auditable,'' of VVSG 2.0 states that voting systems
must be auditable and enable evidence-based elections. This principle
is supported by the concept of software independence (SI), meaning that
an undetected error or fault in the voting system's software is not
capable of causing an undetectable change in election results. The VVSG
2.0 requirements specify that E2E cryptographic protocols used in
voting systems must be evaluated and approved through a public process
established by the EAC, prior to the E2E verifiable voting system being
submitted to the EAC's Testing and Certification Program. This workshop
is to discuss further development of requirements and evaluation
criteria for the public E2E protocol evaluation process.
Status: This meeting will be open to the public.
Camden Kelliher,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-20366 Filed 9-15-22; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 6820-KF-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on September 19, 2022.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.