Calendar of Public Hearings/Comment Periods re: Voting machines

[phoebe]

I will do my very best to keep this updated but any info. other DU'ers find will be much appreciated.

Meeting dates, times and places will be listed for each state as I can find/update it. Here goes - bear with me if it's a bit of a mess to start with...


CALIFORNIA

Public hearings re: voting machines have already been held (only 4 or 5 in the entire state..) but it is NOT too late to submit comments.


Please submit your comments regarding the Preliminary California State Plan by July 17, 2003, so they may be considered prior to the publication of the Final State Plan. Comments may be submitted in writing by mail, hand delivery, fax, or e-mail.

How to submit your comments:

Mail/Hand Delivery:
Secretary of State Kevin Shelley
Elections Division
HAVA
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Fax:
916-653-3214

E-Mail:
[e-mail]

http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/hava-voice.htm

Go to this website if you want to sign a form letter re: this issue or to get ideas on how to write your own.

http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2718

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1. PENNSYLVANIA Public Hearings

One public hearing will be held in Reading on Monday, July 7, 2003 in City Council Chambers, 815 Washington St. from 6 – 8 p.m.

One public hearing will be held in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at the William Pitt Student Union, Kurtzman Room, on the University of Pittsburgh Campus from 6 – 8 p.m.

One public hearing will be held in Philadelphia on Monday, July 14, 2003 at The Kiva Auditorium, Ritter Hall Annex, Temple University, from 6 – 8 p.m.

Anyone wishing to testify should contact:

Barbara Smotherman of the Pennsylvania Department of State at [e-mail] or [phone].

The Secretary of the Commonwealth encourages those testifying to submit a written copy of their testimony, in advance, to Barbara Smotherman at [e-mail] or at the Pennsylvania Department of State, 302 North Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120.

All who testify must bring fifty (50) printed copies of their testimony to the hearing. Anyone testifying is strongly encouraged to briefly summarize their testimony and to be prepared to respond to questions. Individuals testifying on their own behalf will be allocated five (5) minutes and individuals testifying on behalf of groups will be allocated a total of ten (10) minutes in which to make their presentation.

If you are a person with a disability who wishes to attend any of the hearings, and you require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact: Barbara Smotherman at the telephone number, e-mail or address above. Text telephone users may contact the Department of State via the PA Relay Center.

http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/cwp/view.asp?a=1139&Q=440653&PM=1&dosNav=|

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2. NEW JERSEY Public Hearings

July 8, 2003
10:00am - noon
New Brunswick Morning Work Session & Public Hearing
City Council Chambers, City Hall
78 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ
• Committee Topic: Review and Discussion of Preliminary Plan
Public Hearing to Follow Work Session

July 8, 2003
7:00 - 9:00pm
New Brunswick Evening Work Session & Public Hearing
City Council Chambers, City Hall
78 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ
• Committee Topic: Review and Discussion of Preliminary Plan
• Public Hearing to Follow Work Session

July 15, 2003
11:00am
Cape May Work Session & Public Hearing
Cape May City Council Chambers
643 Washington Street, Cape May, NJ
• Committee Topic: Review and Discussion of Preliminary Plan
• Public Hearing to Follow Work Session

July 21, 2003
11:00am
Sussex Work Session & Public Hearing
Newton City Hall Council Chambers
39 Trinity Street, Newton, NJ
• Committee Topic: Review and Discussion of Preliminary Plan
• Public Hearing to Follow Work Session

For more information:
State of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety
Division of Elections
Ramón de la Cruz, Esq.
Director
PO Box 304, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
[phone] General Information
[phone] Fax


http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~twh1/evote/newjersey.html

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15. MAINE - public comment through July 14th

Public Comment

The Secretary of State and the State Plan Advisory Committee are pleased to present the State of Maine Preliminary State Plan for the Implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Click here for an electronic version of the Preliminary State Plan.

To request a copy of the Preliminary State Plan, please contact the Office of the Secretary of State at [phone] or by writing to Office of the Secretary of State, Attn: John Smith, 148 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0148.

Public Comment on the Preliminary State Plan will be accepted from Friday, June 13, 2003 through Monday, July 14, 2003. Comments may be mailed to the address listed above or may be submitted electronically by emailing [e-mail].

http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/public.htm

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3. NEBRASKA public comments due by July 10th..

According to a press release dated June 10th, 2003 there was a public comment period of 30 days to make your views known. There are only 2 DAYS left!

The public hearing was on June 25, 2003 in Room 1507 of the State Capitol at 9:00 A.M.

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The State Plan will be open for written comments by the public for the next 30 days. After a review of any submitted comments, the State Plan will be published in the Federal register for 45 days. A copy of the Plan may be obtained by contacting Secretary of State Gale’s office at Suite 2300, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68502 or by calling 402/471-3229.

However, Secretary Gale encouraged those with comments to write with their suggestions. “I welcome and encourage everyone’s input, not only during the 30 day comment period mandated by the Act, but at any time as this plan is developed,” said Gale.

The Plan and other Help America Vote Act materials are also available on the Secretary of State’s website at http://www.sos.state.ne.us/Elections/HAVA/HAVAmenu.htm .


http://www.sos.state.ne.us/PRESS_RELEASES/StatePlanRelease061003.htm

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4. RHODE ISLAND - tomorrow is final day ??

NOTICE OF PUBLIC POSTING AND HEARING FOR STATE PLAN
Monday, June 9th
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Secretary of State Matthew A. Brown

NOTICE OF PUBLIC POSTING AND HEARING

Secretary of State Matthew A. Brown has drafted the Rhode Island State Plan required under Section 253 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). The State Plan will be posted for a 30-day period so that members of the public can review and submit comments prior to its submission to the Federal Election Assistance Commission.

After the 30-day review period, the Secretary of State will submit the HAVA Rhode Island State Plan to the Federal Election Assistance Commission for posting in the Federal Register for a 45-day period as mandated under HAVA.

Copies of the HAVA Rhode Island State Plan are available for public inspection in the Office of Civic Participation and Public Information, Room 38 of the Rhode Island State House, Providence, Rhode Island. A copy of the plan is also available online at www.state.ri.us/hava/final-HAVA.pdf

comments re: HAVA plan can be e-mailed to [e-mail]


http://www.state.ri.us/hava/index.php

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5. LOUISIANA - July 9th @ 5 p.m. in New Orleans

401 City Park Avenue
Victor Schiro Municipal Training Academy
New Orleans, LA

http://www.sec.state.la.us/elections/HAVA/hava-index.htm#time


There didn't appear to be any info. written public comments, so you might like the contact info.

Mailing Address:

Louisiana Secretary of State
Elections Division
P. O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125

Phone: [phone] or [phone]

Fax: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]

The Elections Division is located on the 19th floor of the Louisiana State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge.

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6. KANSAS - written comments until July 14th

Written comments from the public will be accepted from June 12 to July 14.

Written comments must be made to Mindy Miller, Legal Associate, Office of the Secretary of State, Memorial Hall, Room 130, 120 S.W. 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66612-1594, [phone].

STATE PLAN

The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) requires each state to develop a state plan describing how it will implement HAVA. The plan will be developed with assistance from the Kansas Election Reform Advisory Group and must be filed annually with the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). HAVA requires a public hearing to be held regarding the state plan at least 30 days before the plan is filed with the EAC. The Secretary of State’s office plans to file the state plan in late July or early August.

http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_reform_stateplan.html

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7. WISCONSIN - deadline for submitting written comments

The deadline for submitting written comments on the Preliminary State Plan was June 20, 2003.

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8. MICHIGAN - public comment ends JULY 17, 2003

Michigan’s Preliminary State Plan was released for public comment on June 17, 2003 and can be accessed below. The public comment period will end on July 17, 2003.


If you choose to comment, clearly identify the sections of the plan you are commenting on by page number.

Comments may be e-mailed to the department at [e-mail].

Comments sent by U.S. mail should be addressed to the Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, Attn: HAVA Plan, P.O. Box 20126, Lansing, Michigan 48910-0726.


After the public comment period has ended, the State Plan will be revised as necessary and submitted to Washington, D.C. for publication in the Federal Register for a 45-day period. Michigan’s State Plan is anticipated to be submitted on July 21, 2003. Michigan may be eligible to receive federal funds as early as July 28, 2003.



More information regarding the Help America Vote Act is available on the Web site maintained by the Federal Election Commission at www.fec.gov/hava/hava.htm.


http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633-70299--,00.html

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9. IOWA - July 9 - July 15, 2003

Davenport
Wednesday • July 9, 2003
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Bicentennial Bldg., 6th Fl. Conf. Room
428 Western Avenue


Cedar Rapids
Thursday • July 10, 2003
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Linn Co. Admin. Office Bldg.,
CountySupervisors Mtg Rm., 1st Floor
930 1st Street SW

Mason City
Monday • July 14, 2003
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Music Man Square, Renunion Rm.
308 S. Pennsylvania Avenue

Fort Dodge
Tuesday • July 15, 2003
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Webster Co. Courthouse,
1st Floor Conference Rm,
701 Central Avenue


You are invited to participate!

“The right to vote in a free American election is the most powerful and precious right in the world.”– John F. Kennedy

Congress passed the non-partisan Help America Vote Act as a result of the 2000 general election. Through this cooperative effort with federal, state and county officials, Iowans have developed a plan that includes:
• Upgrading voting equipment;
• Increasing accessibility allowing all voters to cast a secret ballot without assistance; and
• Training and education for voters, poll workers, and election officials.

The public meeting will provide more information on the Help America VoteAct and how Iowa plans to implement election reform. During the meetings,Iowans will have a further opportunity to help create our new election system.


Help America Vote Act:
The Plan for Iowa
Written Comments
Written comments may be submitted at any of the meetings,e-mailed or mailed to the address below.

Access For All Iowans
Sign language interpretation will be provided at all of the public hearings. If you wish to participate in this public meeting and need other special accommodations such as language interpretation, Braille, large print, or any other assistance, please contact the Secretary of State’s Office using the information listed below.

Additional Information

For additional information or for a copy of The HAVA Preliminary Plan for Iowa, visit the Secretary of State’s web site listed below.

Contact Information
Chief State Election Official Chet Culver
Iowa Secretary of State’s Office
State Capitol, Room 105
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
e-mail: [e-mail]
Toll-free telephone: [phone](1-888-SOS-VOTE)
Des Moines area telephone: [phone]
TDD: 515-281-5865
website: www.sos.state.ia.us


http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:zeEBqMfCR6MJ:www.sos.state.ia.us/PDFS/elections/HAVAMeetSchd.pdf+HAVA+%2B+Iowa+%2B+public+meetings&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

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10. DELAWARE - HAVA plan already submitted to Feds as of June 27th

http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:Iv5a_sllSZYJ:www.state.de.us/hava/timeline.html+hearings+%2B+HAVA&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

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11. ILLINOIS - July 15th and July 16th

Public hearings to receive comments on this state plan will be conducted on July 15, 2003 in the Board’s principal office located at 1020 S. Spring Street, Springfield, Illinois at 1:30 PM, and July 16, 2003 at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel, 1 West Wacker Drive, Dearborn Room, 4th Floor, Chicago at 1:30 p.m.

The hearing is open to the public and all interested persons will be given the opportunity to present testimony. Testimony will be limited to ten (10) minutes per person. To ensure that all comments are accurately recorded, oral comments presented at the hearing must also be provided in written form. Written comments can also be mailed to the staff contact listed below.

Any person requiring special assistance should contact the staff contact below at least one week prior to each hearing for appropriate accommodations.

Written comments regarding the proposed draft of the Illinois State Plan will be accepted from July 1, 2003 through July 31, 2003.

Please send your comments to Becky Glazier, Illinois State Board of Elections, 1020 S. Spring Street, Springfield, 62704
or e-mail to [e-mail]

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12. more tomorrow - must sleep...

DU'ers feel free to add on if you find relevant info.

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13. ARIZONA - HAVA prelim report already with Feds

n/t

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14. INDIANA - HAVA prelim report already done. Comment deadline passed

n/t

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16. MARYLAND - prelim report with Feds

http://www.elections.state.md.us/citizens/hava/

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17. WYOMING - Public comment until July 15th

The comment period ends July 15th. Immediately following that comment period, the Secretary of State will review all comments and take them into consideration before filing the final HAVA State Plan for Wyoming.

Lori Klassen
Elections Officer
Wyoming Secretary of State
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]

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18. COLORADO

Per an e-mail to me:

The 30 day comment period ended June 30, 2003. We haven't scheduled any further public hearings. However, that doesn't prohibit us from taking further public comment into consideration. This is an open process and an evolving plan. Please feel free to send your comments by either replying to this message or to [e-mail].

If you prefer the U.S. Mail, you may send your comments to the Colorado Secretary of State,
Attn: HAVA Division,
1560 Broadway Suite 200,
Denver, CO 80202.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at [phone] X6104.

Thanks
Lisa Doran
Public Information Specialist

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19. NEW YORK

State of New York STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
40 STEUBEN STREET ALBANY, N.Y. 12207-2108
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
URL: http://www.elections.state.ny.us


ALBANY
July 8, 2003 10:00 a.m.
Hearing Room B
Legislative Office Building


NEW YORK CITY
July 10, 2003 10:00 A.M.
250 Broadway, Room 1920
Senate Hearing Room, 19th Floor

BUFFALO
July 17, 2003 10:00A.M.
Erie County Public Library Auditorium
Lafayette Square
*corner of Clinton/Ellicott Streets


Oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes duration and 10 copies of prepared testimony should be submitted on the day of the hearing. Please provide an advance copy to the Board prior to the hearing date.

Persons wishing to present testimony to the State Board of Elections at any of the above hearings should contact the State Board of Elections at 518-474-1953 or by e-mail at [e-mail].


Copies of the plan are available at the State Board, all county boards of elections, public libraries statewide and on the Internet at www.elections.state.ny.us.

Each hearing facility meets federal and state accessibility standards for persons with disabilities, but those persons who may have special needs are encouraged to contact the Board at the above number prior to the hearing date. F:\HAVA2003\OFFICIALPUBNOTICE.03.wpd


http://www.elections.state.ny.us/hava/hava_hearings.pdf

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20. ALABAMA - comment period ended July 3, 2003

"Comments should be submitted in written format and received at the following address by July 3, 2003: Elections Division, ATTN: State Plan, PO Box 5616, Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5616."

http://www.sos.state.al.us/election/hava/index.cfm

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62. NEW YORK - update - Public comment on HAVA ends July 23,2003

see my post in LBN "New York's preliminary election plan criticized"
posted July 14, 2003

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21. WYOMING - update

Per an e-mail to me

"Wyoming does not plan at this time to hold public hearings. A committee is still reviewing the use of electronic voting machines and when this will be implemented."

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22. ARKANSAS- final hearing JULY 10, 2003

Per e-mail:

There will be a final HAVA meeting July 10, 2003 at the Arkansas State Capitol. The meeting will be in the Old Supreme Court room at 10:00 a.m.

I suggest calling to see if they require submitted written testimony
prior to the hearing.

Public comments can be submitted to this email address.

Please let me know if I may be of further assistance.

Sincerely,
Crystal Shell
Administrative Assistant
Arkansas Secretary of State's Office
501-682-3470
[e-mail]

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23. FLORIDA - public comment ends July 13, 2003

The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) allows for public comment for up to 30 days - beginning June 13 and ending July 13, 2003.

A comment submission form can be found at this website:

http://election.dos.state.fl.us/hava/emailForm.shtml

or mail your comments to:

HAVA Public Comment
Division of Elections
Room 100, Collins Building
107 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250

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24. MONTANA - deadline July 4, 2003

http://sos.state.mt.us/css/News_Releases/Hava.asp

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25. Apologies for the time this is taking

if I get booted off my computer one more time today - I shall :nuke:

LOL..

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26. GEORGIA - deadline for written e-mail comments = July 22, 2003

Response to my e-mail.

Please note that the dealine for submitting and receiving written email comments is July 22, 2003, as the 30-day review period ends on July 23, 2003. A HAVA State Planning Committee meeting has been scheduled for July 23, 2003 to address any written responses, as necessary and applicable.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the number listed below.
Sincerely,
CDTatum

Clifford D. Tatum
Assistant Director - Legal Affairs
State Elections Division
2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 1104
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Office: 404-657-5352; Fax: [phone]

[e-mail]

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27. NEW MEXICO - deadline for public comment July 23, 2003

New Mexico's State Plan for Compliance with the "Help America Vote Act" will be available for public comment from June 23, 2003 through July 23, 2003.

Copies of the plan may be requested from the Office of the Secretary of State by calling 1-800-477-3632. Copies are also available from your county clerk. (or online with Adobe)

Written Comments should be submitted to: Office of the Secretary of State, 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, Santa Fe, NM 87503.

E-Mail comments can be forwarded to: [e-mail].


http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Election/HAVA/HAVA03.htm

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28. OHIO - public comment period ended June 13, 2003

In accordance with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, the Ohio Secretary of State provided a copy of the Ohio's Preliminary State Plan to the citizens of Ohio for a 30-day public comment period. The public comment period began on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 and ended on Friday, June 13, 2003.

After final review and approval of the state plan by the Secretary of State the plan will be sent to the Election Assistance Commission who will publish it in the Federal Register.

Public hearing meeting minutes can be found here

http://www.state.oh.us/sos/hava/minutes/051203.txt

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29. SOUTH DAKOTA - deadline was July 7, 2003

South Dakota is beginning the process of complying with the new requirements of the Help America Vote Act. A task force has been developed to write a "state plan" or roadmap of how our state will comply with the Act's requirements and what improvements can be made to our election system.

The task force met on March 19 and May 14 to discuss what should be included in South Dakota's state plan. The task force has created a public comment draft of our HAVA state plan. The public comment plan document is available and comments can be made on that document until July 7, 2003. All comments should be sent to the Secretary of State.

http://www.state.sd.us/sos/hava.htm

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30. TENNESSEE - public comment deadline July 15, 2003

SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE ELECTIONS DIVISION
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY STATE PLAN
This publication is in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). According to Section 256 of HAVA, a preliminary version of the State Plan must be available for public inspection and comment
thirty (30) days prior to the submission of the plan to the federal commission.

The preliminary version of the plan will be available for inspection and public comment from June 16, 2003, to July 15, 2003. The plan will be posted online at the official State website
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election.htm.

The plan will also be available through the Secretary of State,
Division of Elections, at [phone] and at all local county election offices.

Copies of the plan may be mailed, emailed, or faxed.

Public comments may be sent to:

Department of State
Division of Elections
Attention: Cara Harr
312 Eighth Avenue North
9th Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tower
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
[phone]
[phone] (facsimile)
[e-mail] (email)

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31. WASHINGTON STATE - July 8th - July 10, 2003

Tuesday, July 8
Franklin County Courthouse
016 North 4th, Commissioners Meeting Room
Pasco
6:00 – 8:00 PM

Wednesday, July 9
Clark County Commissioners hearing room
1300 Franklin St. Room 680
Vancouver
6:00 – 8:00 PM

Thursday, July 10
House Hearing Room B
John L. O’Brien Building, Capitol Campus
Olympia
10:00 AM - Noon

The briefings will provide an additional opportunity to educate the public on the implications of the Act and to take comment on the proposed implementation plan.

For additional information, please contact the Elections Division at 360.902-4180 or [e-mail].

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48. thanks phoebe!

i appreciate the heads up.

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53. Washington residents take note

The WA HAVA implementation plan can be downloaded from the secretary of state's web site. It is available in PDF or HTML.

For Seattle residents: I will be going to the hearing in Olympia tomorrow. I will have room for a couple of riders if anyone wants to share space.

If anyone at all wishes to discuss the issues before or after the hearing with a fellow DU person, send me a private email on DU. I have never used that, but I will check for messages later today.

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32. VIRGINIA - deadline ended July 2, 2003

Per e-mail response..

The public comment period ran from June 2 through July 2. The Plan will appear in the Federal Register for 45 days however, this period will be administered by the Election Assistance Commission, an entity that has not yet been appointed. I don't know when it will appear in the Federal Register, just that it must.

Susan McCleary
[e-mail]


More Re: HAVA at http://www.sbe.state.va.us/web_docs2/HAVA/

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33. MISSOURI - public comment deadline July 9th

The Missouri public comment period for the HAVA state plan will end on Wednesday July 9th. Afterwards, the plan will be published in the Federal Register for a 45 day comment period. Comments should be submitted to the Elections Division of the Secretary of State's office at this email address, or at [phone].

A link to Secretary Blunt's letter of publication and additional HAVA information.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/hava/stateplan/letter.asp

Trent Summers
Elections Specialist
Elections Division
Secretary of State Matt Blunt's Office
(573) - 522-1476
Fax: (573) - 526-3242
[e-mail]

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34. NORTH DAKOTA - July 21, 2003

Public Hearing:
Monday, July 21
6:00 p.m.
NDACo Building Conference Room A

Satellite Public Hearing Sites via IVAN Network:
Fargo
North Dakota State University
E. Morrow Lebedeff Hall, Room 183
NDSU Campus, Centennial Blvd

Grand Forks
University of North Dakota
Abbott Hall, Room 119
UND Campus, Cornell St

Minot
Minot State University
Administration Building, Room 158
MSU Campus, 11th Ave NW


http://www.state.nd.us/hava/committees/meetings.html

http://www.state.nd.us/hava/about/havand.html

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46. NORTH DAKOTA - update - July 25, 2003 for public comments

Per e-mail I received:

This is the information I received from the HAVA Coordinator and am forwarding unto you. If you have any further questions please contact Danette at the phone number found below. Thanks

Phone numbers and/or directions: I have not created any written document containing direction and/or phone numbers for each location. You can call me for any additional directions. There are not, to my knowledge, phone numbers in any of the rooms to be used.


Public comment deadline: 11:59pm, July 25, 2003


Formal procedure for the hearings:

The formal procedure will mirror administrative hearings:
There will be an official opening statement and the floor will be open for persons to testify; persons will be required to sign in, requested to submit their comments in writing (not required), and allowed to speak no longer than 10 minutes (depending on the number of persons signed in for testimony).


How and where should public comments be submitted:

Public comment can be submitted in writing to the Secretary of State or my office, can be submitted on-line at www.discovernd.com/hava, under the heading “Proposed Plan,” or at the public hearings held in Minot, Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck.

Hope this helps – let me know if you need anything further!!


- Danette Odenbach



HAVA Coordinator

North Dakota Association of Counties

PO Box 877

Bismarck, ND 58502-0877

[e-mail]

[phone] - office

[phone] - cell

[phone] - fax

HAVA Website: www.discovernd.com/hava

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35. IDAHO - deadline was May 30, 2003

http://www.idsos.state.id.us/ELECT/041403press.htm

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36. OKLAHOMA - July 14th - August 12, 2003

Thank you for your e-mail relating to the Help America Vote Act.

The "State of Oklahoma Plan for Implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002" is available on our website at
http://www.elections.state.ok.us/

The public comment period has not yet begun. The public comment period will begin July 14, 2003, and continue through August 12, 2003.

Comments may be submitted in writing to the Secretary of the State Election
Board as follows.

By mail:
Oklahoma State Election Board
PO Box 53156
Oklahoma City, OK 73152

In person:
Oklahoma State Election Board
Room B-6, State Capitol Building
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

By e-mail:
[e-mail]

No further public hearings are scheduled.

Thank you.

M. Fisher
Oklahoma State Election Board

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37. MASSACHUSETTS - July 24th, 2003

There are three public hearings scheduled for July 24th in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

The hearing of the Provisional Voting and Voter Identification Sub-committee will be held at 11:00 a.m.
The Sub-committee will hear and receive public comment on the HAVA requirements of the availability of provisional ballots and presentation of identification by voters.

The hearing of the Training and Education Sub-committee will be held at 12:00 p.m. The Sub-committee will hear and receive public comment on the HAVA requirements of poll worker training and voter education.

The hearing of the Voting Equipment and Accessibility Sub-Committee will be held at 1:00 p.m.
The Sub-committee will hear and receive public comment on the HAVA requirements that each polling place be accessible, and that by 2006, each location have at least one accessible voting machine. There will also be a demonstration on voting equipment at 2:00 p.m.

Please feel free to attend the above listed hearings and demonstration or provide written comments. For those who require accommodations, please request such accommodations no later than 5 business days before the hearing.

Written comments or requests for accommodations should be addressed to:
Michelle K. Tassinari,
Legal Counsel, Elections Division,
1 Ashburton Place, Room 1705, Boston, MA 02108.

[e-mail]

For more information, please call 617-727-2828 or 1-800-462-8683.

After the state plan is approved by the Steering Committee, it will be available for public comment. I anticipate this to occur within the next few weeks.

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55. MASSACHUSETTS - update

Election Commission Executive Secretary Peter Karg has announced the following community demonstrations of the Accu-Vote Optic Scan Voting System, which will replace Newton's lever voting machines:

Aug. 25: Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library, 7 p.m.;
Aug. 28, Newton Senior Center, 345 Walnut St., noon.

In addition, NEWTV will be taping a demonstration that will air during the summer. The new system will be in use for the City Preliminary Election scheduled for Sept. 16. For further information, contact the Newton Election Commission at [phone].

http://www.dailynewstribune.com/news/local_regional/newt_around07072003.htm

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38. MISSISSIPPI - public comment period ends July 28, 2003

The public meetings that we did all over the state are concluded. We are having a meeting of our state plan advisory comm. this Friday at 1:00 at the Woolfolk Office Building in Jackson.

The draft state plan is on our web site and you can read it and send us comments by e-mail on each page of the plan as it is posted on our site. The comment time for the draft plan expires on July 28. I encourage you to read it there and send us any comments you may have.

If I can assist you further please let me know.
[e-mail]



http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/HAVA/HAVA.asp

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39. VERMONT - official deadline June 16, 2003 - but..want more comments

Per private e-mail:

The deadline was June 16 for submitting comments on the first Vermont State Plan to
implement HAVA.

However, while the official deadline is over for the first state plan, we would be very interested in receiving any comments that you may have so that we can consider them in our future planning. We have many decisions left to be made in implementing the
requirments and would like the opportunity to consider all comments.

Please email your comments to me at your convenience.

Best Wishes, Kathy
[e-mail]

Official website
http://www.sec.state.vt.us/hava/hava.htm

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40. CONNECTICUT - no more hearings but deadline not clear

E-mail response:

There are no future public hearings/meetings scheduled for review of the HAVA State Plan. Public comments can be submitted to this office by mail or by e-mail.

Mail:

Office of the Secretary of the State
Elections Division
30 Trinity Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Attn: Staff Attorney Ted Bromley

e-mail:

[e-mail]

Sincerely,

Ted Bromley
Staff Attorney

(I just sent a quick follow-up e-mail re: deadline..)

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45. CONNECTICUT - update - July 17, 2003

The HAVA State Plan will be available for public inspection in Connecticut until July 17 at which time it is published with the federal government for a period of 45 days.

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41. WEST VIRGINIA - deadline was June 30, 2003

Thank you for your email. The State Plan was put out for public comments in the State Register on May 30th. The comment period ended on June 30th. We will send the State Plan to the Federal Register this month after making minor corrections based on public comments and the HAVA advisory committee's suggestions.

Thank you for your interest. I hope that this information is helpful. Please know that the Office of the West Virginia Secretary of State is truly the "People's Office" and that we are here to assist you at any time and for any reason.

Sincerely,

Cindy Smith
Team Leader - Elections Division
WV Secretary of State
1900 Kanawha Blvd., E.
Charleston, WV 25305-0770
1-866-SOS-VOTE
1-304-558-6000

http://www.wvsos.com/hava.pdf
[e-mail]

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42. If your state is not listed - I am awating a response..

States not yet listed: Alaska, Hawaii, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, N. Hampshire, N and S Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Utah..

I have tried to ensure that the information that has been presented is as accurate as possible yet nothing's perfect..

Please take the time to call prior to meetings just in case there are specific methods for submitting comments in writing, numbers of copies, in order to get directions, etc., etc.,

(Don't let these procedures put you off! )

Hope the info. was helpful..see you in another forum soon! :D

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43. OREGON - deadline long gone..

We held 7 public hearings throughout Oregon in April on our draft plan. We also had a 30 day public comment period on which people could provide comments over the internet.

The public comment was considered by our Steering Committee last month and the committee adopted the plan as final with a few changes.

Sincerely,
John Lindback

John Lindback, Director
Elections Division
Oregon Secretary of State's Office
[e-mail]

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44. MINNESOTA - deadline today?

I believe the deadline is this afternoon at 4:30 p.m.
I do not know of any further public hearings; however, I will
refer your message to someone who is working more closely
with the project.

Sincerely,
Nancy Breems

[e-mail]

Will update you as I get it..

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47. phoebe, just so you know about NC

I believe the public hearings were held in May. I was not able to attend but I sent comments anyway to the State BoE. I may be wrong but I think the time for comment has expired. Though that would not stop me from giving them a piece of my mind if I hadn't yet! :)
Thanks for all of your hard work!

leftchick

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50. N CAROLINA - official deadline gone - "welcome comments"

Per e-mail response..

The HAVA plan was finalized June 10th. It has already been sent to the Federal government. However, as a public agency, we always welcome comment on any subject.


http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/

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49. HAWAII - public comment ends in August..

Aloha:

In response to your e.mail of July 8, 2003, we answer in turn to your
questions:

1. Any HAVA public meetings/hearings have been scheduled?

No, none have been scheduled.

Demonstrations for ADA compliant voting systems are being held.

2. Deadline for comment?

Deadline will be in August in order to make a September deadline.

3. Where/how comments submitted?

Written comments should be submitted to this office at 802 Lehua
Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96782.

Our State Plan should be circulated by end of July.

http://www.state.hi.us/elections/votehi.html

(I'll e-mail back to find out when/where these voting machine demos are being held and then update..)

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54. HAWAII update

Voting machine demonstrations

We will be conducting presentations with Hart Intercivic to demonstrate their ADA Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting system. The meetings are open to the public and are scheduled as follows:

Tuesday, August 5, 2003, 2:00 p.m.
Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
402 Kapahulu Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815

Wednesday, August 6, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Moikeha Building
County of Kauai
4444 Rice Street
Lihue, Hawaii 96766

Thursday, August 7, 2003, 2:00 p.m.
County of Maui
Office of the County Clerk
200 South High Street
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793

Friday, August 8, 2003, 10:00 a.m.
County of Hawaii
Office of the County Clerk
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720

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51. MINNESOTA - deadline today July 9, 2003 (try e-mail comments)

(You still might be able to squeeze in an e-mail..)
[e-mail]

Thank you for taking the time to write regarding Minnesota's draft State Plan for the Help America Vote Act.
To answer your questions, public hearings are not scheduled.

Today, July 9th, is the deadline for pubic comment. Comments can be submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State by email, the postal service or by delivery.

Kathy Sibbel
Minnesota Secretary of State
180 State Office Bldg, Suite 174
100 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55155-1299


http://www.sos.state.mn.us/HAVA/HAVA.html

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52. KENTUCKY - deadline July 1 - "comments to be considered"

There are no more scheduled HAVA meetings and the period for public comment has ended. The plan was due on July 1, so it has already been submitted. However, the plan does have room for revision, so if you would like to submit some comments to be considered at a later date, please feel free to do so.



For more information, please contact Sarah Ball Johnson at the State Board of Elections at [phone].



Best Wishes,



Lisa Summers Cleveland

Kentucky Secretary of State's Office

700 Capital Ave., Suite 152

Frankfort, KY 40601

[phone]

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56. NEVADA -"the public comment deadline has passed"

Per e-mail response

At this time, there are no HAVA meetings scheduled for the near future. If you would like to be placed on the e-mail list of interested parties e-mail me back at this address and I will place you on the list.

The public comment deadline has passed.
Kristi Geiser
Assistant to the Deputy
[e-mail]


http://sos.state.nv.us/nvelection/elect_reform/index.htm

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57. TEXAS - comments still accepted

The last HAVA State Plan Advisory Committee was held on June 27th. We will be posting the minutes of that meeting as soon as they are complete. There is still time to comment on the second draft of the plan. Our timeline is finalize the plan next week based on comments and the discussion at the June 27th meeting. We will publish it in the Texas Register and on our website for 30 days and then hopefully send it up to Washington, assuming there is an EAC board appointed by then. You may send comments to [e-mail]. Thank you for your interest.

Ann McGeehan
Director of Elections
Office of the Texas Secretary of State
[e-mail]
512-463-9871


http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/hava/index.shtml

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58. UTAH - "we always welcome comments"

Per an e-mail response

Lieutenant Governor Walker has completed her recent public hearing
visits. While the official public comment period ended on May 25, 2003(in order to accommodate the State Plan Committee's meeting schedule),we always welcome comments, feedback and suggestions.

Please submit these in writing,
by email ([e-mail]),
fax [phone]),
or mail to The State Elections Office,
115 State Capitol
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114

Your comments will be will be forwarded
to Lt. Governor Walker's Office and considered by the State Elections
Office and State Plan Committee on Election Reform.

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact our
office at 801-538-1041 or 1-800-995-VOTE.


http://elections.utah.gov/stateplancommittee.html

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59. Still awaiting ALASKA and NEW HAMPSHIRE (7/10/03) n/t

n/t

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60. ALASKA - deadline was May 28th, 2003

Per e-mail

Our State Plan Committee met twice via statewide teleconference March 26, 2003 and April 10, 2003.

Our Plan was available for public comment April 28th through May 28th, 2003.

and a statewide teleconference for public comment was May 23rd.

thank you,

Laura A. Glaiser, Director
Division of Elections
State of Alaska

http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/homepage.html

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61. NEW HAMPSHIRE - per 7/13/2003 - NO INFO. WILL CALL 7/14/03 n/t

n/t

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63. Update - Public Comment Deadline - August 1, 2003

If you live in California, you have a chance to make a more immediate difference. Shelley is taking public comments on the task force report, and the overall issue, until Aug. 1.

You can snail-mail comments to Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, attn: Touch Screen Report, 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. E-mail comments to [e-mail] or send a fax to [phone].


http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/6344554.htm