CA Voting Systems and Procedures Panel Meeting

VOTING SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES PANEL MEETING AGENDA

LOCATION
Office of the Secretary of State
1500 11th Street, 1st Floor – Auditorium
Sacramento, California 95814

MEETING DATE AND TIME: March 17, 2005 10:00 a.m.

Pursuant to Elections Code section 19204, notice is hereby given that the Voting Systems and Procedures Panel will meet on the above date to consider the following items:

1. Sequoia Voting Systems
a. EMS/AERO central tabulation software
b. Optech 400-C optical scan system
c. Optech Eagle optical scan system
d. Optech Insight optical scan system

2. “Grandfathered” Voting Systems
a. Datavote
b. InkaVote
c. Mark-A-Vote
d. Optech Eagle
e. Optech IV-C/400C

3. Federal Qualification Process Report

4. Other Business

ALL ITEMS MAY BE RE-ORDERED TO BE HEARD ON ANY DAY OF THE NOTICED MEETINGS.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE.

The VSPP encourages the public to submit written comments on agenda items. Persons wishing to
address the VSPP at these meetings, including any matter that may be designated for public hearing,
are asked to notify the VSPP Office (see telephone/e-mail numbers below). Comments must be
received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the meeting to ensure their delivery to
the VSPP members prior to the meeting. If you wish to provide information or present an oral
statement at any meeting, please contact Michael Wagaman at (916) 657-2166 or
mwagaman [at] ss.ca.gov. In all cases, the presiding officer reserves the right to impose time limits on
presentations as may be necessary to ensure that the agenda is completed.

Agenda is here:
http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/voting_systems/vsp_agenda_0317.pdf

Time: Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 10:00am PST
Length: 3:00



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CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 19204.

Prior to giving its decision approving or withholding approval of any voting machine, voting device, or vote tabulating
device, the Secretary of State shall hold a public hearing to give persons interested an opportunity to express their views for or against the machine or device.

The Secretary of State shall give notice of the hearing in the manner prescribed in Section 6064 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation published in Sacramento County. The Secretary of State shall also transmit written notice of the hearing, at least 30 days prior to the hearing, to each county elections official, to any person that the Secretary of State believes will be interested in the hearing, and to any person who requests, in writing, notice of the hearing.

The decision of the Secretary of State, either approving or withholding approval of a voting machine, voting device, or vote tabulating device, shall be in writing and shall state the findings of the secretary. The decision shall be open to public inspection.