Notice: System End-of-Life Status

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Election Assistance Commission AGENCY: Election Assistance Commission. ACTION: Notice of availability: Proposed End-of-Life Systems. SUMMARY: Under the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) End-of-Life (EOL) Certification Review and Rescission Policy (Policy), the EAC ensures that the EAC's list of certified voting systems reflects only those that are still supported and used. The EAC has found that the voting systems in the “Proposed EOL Systems” section of this notice are no longer supported and used. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Panek, Chief Election Technology Officer. Telephone: (202) 805-4613, Email: jpanek@eac.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: Section 221 of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20971(a) ) requires that the EAC provide for the testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software. Pursuant to this mandate, the EAC administers the federal Voting System Testing and Certification Program, which provides a rigorous, independent process to evaluate compliance with the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG). As part of this program, the EAC conducts ongoing post-certification quality monitoring activities to ensure voting systems are deployed as certified, verify the completeness and accuracy of testing, and assess continued compliance with the VVSG. This includes field reviews, anomaly report collection, manufacturer site audits, and implementation of EOL Policy. The …