EAC Standards Board, Board of Advisors to Meet in Williamsburg
[Image courtesy of eac.gov]
This week in Williamsburg, VA the U.S. Election Assistance Commission takes another step toward restoration of its full function with a two-day meeting to convene the statutory boards established by the Help America Vote Act.
The meeting notice for both sessions notes the need to “organize and select officers following a suspension of activity”- an understatement if I ever saw one – but the fact that these meetings are happening is a positive sign, especially since the new EAC Commissioners made a change to their procedures to ensure that the two Boards can continue their work even if the Commission once again finds itself vacant as in years past.
[Full membership lists taken from the latest lists at EAC.gov follow at the end of the post.]
The meetings will be an opportunity for the Boards to hear from the EAC on various issues including voting system standards – but they also represent a fresh start for the EAC/Board relationship, which was reportedly not as strong as it could be in the past. I’ve heard from several people close to the process that the new Commissioners are interested in enlisting the Boards’ support for their efforts to restore full function to the agency, and relying on the Boards both for counsel as well as outreach to state and local policymakers and election officials on the issues within the EAC’s purview.
I look forward to hearing what emerges from these meetings – but if nothing else it’s yet another encouraging sign that the EAC is back in the game.
Stay tuned …
Standards Board
ALABAMA
John H. Merrill
Alabama Secretary of State
Montgomery, AL
Steven L. Reed
Probate Judge
Montgomery County
Montgomery, AL
ALASKA
Gail Fenumiai
Director, State Division of Elections
Juneau, AK
Shelly Growden
Election Systems Manager
Fairbanks, AK
AMERICA SAMOA
Vacant
ARIZONA
Eric H. Spencer
State Election Director
Phoenix, AZ
Reynaldo Valenzuela Jr.
Assistant Director of Elections
Maricopa County Elections
Phoenix, AZ
ARKANSAS
Chad Pekron
Attorney
Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Barrow
Little Rock, AR
Melanie Clark
Jackson County Clerk
Newport, AR
CALIFORNIA
Ryan Macias
Voting Systems Analyst
Voting Systems Technology and Policy
California Secretary of State
Sacramento, CA
Neal Kelley
Registrar of Voters
Orange County
Santa Ana, CA
COLORADO
Dwight K. Shellman III
County Support Manager
Colorado Department of State, Elections Division
Denver, CO
Rudy Santos
Chief Deputy Clerk
Weld County Clerk & Recorder’s Office
Greeley, CO
CONNECTICUT
Peggy Reeves
Assistant to the Secretary of the State for
Elections, Legislative and
Intergovernmental Affairs
Hartford, CT
Timothy T. DeCarlo
Registrar of Voters
Waterbury, CT
DELAWARE
Elaine Manlove
State Election Commissioner
Dover, DE
Howard G. Sholl, Jr.
Deputy Director
Dept. of Elections for New Castle County
Wilmington, DE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Clifford D. Tatum
Executive Director
Board of Elections & Ethics
Washington, DC
Stephen Danzansky
Board Member
Board of Elections & Ethics
Washington, DC
FLORIDA
Maria Matthews
Division Director
Florida Division of Elections
Tallahassee, FL
Paul Lux
Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections
Crestview, FL
GEORGIA
Brian Kemp
Georgia Secretary of State
Atlanta, GA
Lynn Bailey
Richmond County Elections Director
Augusta, GA
GUAM
Maria I.D. Pangelinan
Executive Director
Guam Election Commission
Hagatna, GU
Joseph P. Iseke
Election Program Coordinator
Guam Election Commission
Hagatna, GU
HAWAII
Aulii Tenn
Counting Center Section Head
Office of Elections
Pearl City, HI
Shirley Magarifuji
Election Administrator, County of Maui
Wailuku, HI
IDAHO
Tim Hurst
Chief Deputy Secretary of State
Boise, ID
Patty Weeks
Nez Perce County Clerk
Lewiston, ID
ILLINOIS
Becky Glazier
Assistant to Executive Director
Illinois State Board of Elections
Springfield, IL
Lance Gough
Executive Director
Chicago Board of Election Commission
Chicago, IL
INDIANA
J. Bradley King
Indiana Election Division Director
Indianapolis, IN
Terri J. Rethlake
Clerk of Circuit Court, St. Joseph County
South Bend, IN
IOWA
Carol Olson
Deputy Secretary of State
Des Moines, IA
Grant Veeder
Black Hawk County Auditor
Waterloo, IA
KANSAS
Bryan Caskey
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Topeka, KS
Pauline Lee
Atchison County Clerk
Atchison, KS
KENTUCKY
Maryellen B. Allen
Executive Director
State Board of Elections
Frankfort, KY
Barbara “Bobbie” Holsclaw
Jefferson County Clerk
Louisville, KY
LOUISIANA
Angie Rogers
Commissioner of Elections
Baton Rouge, LA
Louis Perret
Clerk of Court, Lafayette Parish
Lafayette, LA
MAINE
Julie L. Flynn
Deputy Secretary of State
Augusta, ME
Katherine L. Jones
Portland City Clerk
Portland, ME
MARYLAND
Nikki Baines Charlson
Deputy Administrator
Maryland State Board of Elections
Annapolis, MD
Katie Brown
Election Director
Baltimore County Board of Elections
Catonsville, MD
MASSACHUSETTS
Michelle K. Tassinari
Director/Legal Counsel, Elections
Division, Office of Secretary of the Commonwealth
Boston, MA
John McGarry
Executive Director, Elections Commission
City of Brockton
Brockton, MA
MICHIGAN
Sally Williams
Director, Election Liaison Division
Michigan Bureau of Elections
Lansing, MI
Jan Roncelli
Clerk, Bloomfield Township
Bloomfield Township, MI
MINNESOTA
Gary Poser
Director of Elections
Minnesota Secretary of State
Saint Paul, MN
Sharon Anderson
Cass County Auditor-Treasurer
Walker, MN
MISSISSIPPI
Amanda Frusha
Director of Elections Compliance
Jackson, MS
Baretta Mosley
Lafayette County Circuit Clerk
Oxford, MS
MISSOURI
Julie Allen
Director of Elections
Missouri Secretary of State
Jefferson City, MO
Dennis Von Allmen
Howell County Clerk
West Plains, MO
MONTANA
Lisa Kimmet
Deputy, Elections and Government Services
Helena, MT
Charlotte Mills
Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder/Election
Administrator
Bozeman, MT
NEBRASKA
L. Neal Erickson
Deputy Secretary of State for Elections
Lincoln, NE
David Shively
Lancaster County Election Commissioner
Lincoln, NE
NEVADA
Justus Wendland
HAVA Administrator
Nevada Secretary of State
Carson City, NV
Joseph P. Gloria
Registrar of Voter, Clark County
North Las Vegas, NV
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Anthony Stevens
Assistant Secretary of State
Concord, NH
Robert Dezmelyk
Moderator, Town of Newton
Newton, NH
NEW JERSEY
Robert Giles
Director, New Jersey Division of Elections
Trenton, NJ
Linda Von Nessi
Essex County Clerk of Elections
Newark, NJ
NEW MEXICO
Kari Fresquez
Bureau of Elections Director
Santa Fe, NM
Dave Kunko
Chaves County Clerk
Roswell, NM
NEW YORK
Douglas A. Kellner
Commissioner, Co-Chair, NYS Board of
Elections
New York, NY
Rachel L. Bledi
Commissioner
Albany County Board of Elections
Albany, NY
NORTH CAROLINA
Veronica Degraffenreid
Election Preparation & Support Manager
Raleigh, NC
Michael Dickerson
Mecklenburg County Director of Elections
Charlotte, NC
NORTH DAKOTA
Jim Silrum
Deputy Secretary of State
Bismarck, ND
Casey Bradley
Stutsman County Auditor
Jamestown, ND
OHIO
Patricia Wolfe
Election Administrator
Ohio Secretary of State
Columbus, OH
Steve Harsman
Deputy Director
Montgomery County Board of Elections
Dayton, OH
OKLAHOMA
Carol Morris
Assistant Director of Support Services
Oklahoma State Election Board
Oklahoma City, OK
Doug Sanderson
Secretary, Oklahoma County Election Board
Oklahoma City, OK
OREGON
Jim Williams
Elections Director
Oregon Secretary of State
Salem, OR
Derrin (Dag) Robinson
Harney County Clerk
Burns, OR
PENNSYLVANIA
Marian K. Schneider
Deputy Secretary for Elections and Administration
Harrisburg, PA
Jeffrey W. Greenburg
Director, Mercer County Voter Registration and Election Bureau
West Middlesex, PA
PUERTO RICO
Ramón Allende Santos
Ayudante del Comisionado
San Juan, PR
Walter Vélez Martínez
Secretario
Dorado, PR
RHODE ISLAND
Rob Rock
Director of Elections
Providence, RI
Jan Ruggiero
Clerk, North Providence Board of Elections
North Providence, RI
SOUTH CAROLINA
Marci Andino
Executive Director
State Election Commission
Columbia, SC
Shirley L. Black-Oliver
County Election Director
Clarendon County Registration & Elections
Manning, SC
SOUTH DAKOTA
Brandon Johnson
South Dakota HAVA Coordinator
Pierre, SD
Jerry Schwarting
Mellette County Auditor
White River, SD
TENNESSEE
Mark Goins
Coordinator of Elections
Nashville, TN
A.J. Starling
Davidson County Election Commissioner
Nashville, TN
TEXAS
Keith Ingram
Director, Elections Division
Texas Secretary of State
Austin, TX
Dana DeBeauvoir
Travis County Clerk
Austin, TX
UTAH
Mark Thomas
Director of Elections
Salt Lake City, UT
Sherrie Swensen
Salt Lake County Clerk
Salt Lake City, UT
VERMONT
William Senning
Director of Elections & Campaign Finance
Montpelier, VT
Sandra “Sandy” Pinsonault, MMC
Dorset (VT) Town Clerk
Dorset, VT
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Caroline F. Fawkes
Supervisor of Elections
Kingshill, VI
Genevieve Whitaker
Deputy Supervisor of Elections
Kingshill, VI
VIRGINIA
Edgardo Cortes
Commissioner of Elections
Richmond, VA
Greg S. Riddlemoser
General Registrar
Stafford, VA
WASHINGTON
Stuart Holmes
Election Information Services Supervisor
Olympia, WA
Kristina Swanson
Cowlitz County Auditor
Kelso, WA
WEST VIRGINIA
Layna Valentine-Brown
State Election Director
Charleston, WV
Brian Wood
Putnam County Clerk
Winfield, WV
WISCONSIN
Michael Haas
Elections Division Administrator
Madison, WI
Sandra Wesolowski
Clerk, City of Franklin
Franklin, WI
WYOMING
Peggy Nighswonger
Wyoming State Election Director
Cheyenne, WY
Jackie R. Gonzales
Albany County Clerk
Laramie, WY
Board of Advisors
NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION (2)
Vacant
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES (2)
Senator David Blount
Jackson, MS
Representative Jon Cox
Salt Lake City, UT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES OF STATE (2)
The Honorable Denise Merrill (D)
Connecticut Secretary of State
Hartford, CT
The Honorable Tom Schedler (R)
Louisiana Secretary of State
Baton Rouge, LA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ELECTION DIRECTORS (2)
Christopher Thomas
Director, Bureau of Elections
State of Michigan
Lansing, MI
Linda H. Lamone
Administrator of Elections
Maryland State Board of Elections
Annapolis, MD
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (2)
Wendy Noren
Boone County Clerk
Columbia, MO
Helen Purcell
Maricopa County Recorder
Phoenix, AZ
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY RECORDERS, ELECTION OFFICIALS AND
CLERKS (2)
Neal Kelley
Registrar of Voters, Orange County
Santa Ana, CA
Jan Kralovec
Deputy County Clerk, Cook County
Chicago, IL
UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS (2)
Vacant
THE ELECTION CENTER (2)
Tim Mattice
Executive Director
The Election Center
Katy, TX
Ernie Hawkins
Chair, Board of Directors
The Election Center
Elk Grove, CA
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLERKS, RECORDERS, ELECTION
OFFICIALS AND TREASURERS (2)
Michael B. Winn
Travis County Director of Elections
Austin, TX
Linda von Nessi
Clerk of the Essex County Board of Elections
Newark, NJ
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS (2)
Patricia Timmons-Goodson
Vice Chair
U. S. Commission on Civil Rights
Washington DC
Michael Yaki
Commissioner
U. S. Commission on Civil Rights
Washington DC
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIER COMPLIANCE BOARD (2)
March Guthrie
Public Member, U.S. Access Board
Newark, OH
Matt McCullough
Public Member, U.S. Access Board
Washington, DC
CHIEF, OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEGRITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE (1)
Richard C. Pilger
Director, Election Crimes Branch
Public Integrity Section
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC
CHIEF, VOTING SECTION, CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION, UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (1)
Chris Herren
Chief, Voting Section
Civil Rights Division
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC
DIRECTOR, FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE (1)
Matthew Boehmer
Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program, U.S. DOD
Alexandria, VA
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (1)
Vacant
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER (1)
Sarah Ball Johnson
City Clerk
Colorado Springs, CO
SENATE MINORITY LEADER (1)
Barbara Simons, PhD
Association for Computing Machinery
San Francisco, CA
HOUSE MINORITY LEADER (1)
Vacant
HOUSE ADMINISTRATION – CHAIR (2)
Vacant
Vacant
HOUSE ADMINISTRATION – RANKING MEMBER (2)
Gregory Moore
Upper Marlboro, MD
Donald A. Jones
Willingboro, NJ
SENATE RULES & ADMINISTRATION CMTE – CHAIR (2)
Kathyrne Harper
Howard County Clerk
Fayette, MO
Shane Schoeller
Greene County Clerk
Springfield, MO
SENATE RULES & ADMINISTRATION CMTE – RANKING MEMBER (2)
Jim Dickson
Co-Chair Voting Rights Task Force
Washington, DC
Barbara Bartoletti
Legislative Director
League of Women Voters of New York State
N. Greenbush, NY