1. TGDC Meeting, Jan 2011 Path Forward for FY11 UOCAVA Activities Nelson Hastings National Institute of Standards and Technology http://vote.nist.gov

2. TGDC Meeting, Jan 2011 Page 2 Purpose Summarize the information presented in the UOCAVA presentations Provide context for the TGDC UOCAVA activities for the upcoming year

3. TGDC Meeting, Jan 2011 Page 3 NIST Activities Security Considerations for Remote Electronic UOCAVA Voting Finalize – January 2011 Security best practices documents NISTIR 7682: Information System Security Best Practices for UOCAVA-Supporting Systems NISTIR 7711: Security Best Practices for the Electronic Transmission of Election Materials Release for second round of public comments – February 2011 Finalize – May 2011

4. TGDC Meeting, Jan 2011 Page 4 FVAP Activities Lessons learned analysis from 2010 election FVAP in the process of collecting information Presentation of results at Fifth Annual UOCAVA Summit 2011 – February 2011 Pilot projects for 2012 election FVAP in the process of identifying appropriate pilot projects Once pilot projects identified begin research, development, and implementation

5. TGDC Meeting, Jan 2011 Page 5 EAC Activities Risk management Spring 2011 EAC/NIST developing an approach to work with election officials Identify possible 2012 pilot projects for TGDC developed material Selection of pilot projects – Spring 2011

6. TGDC Meeting, Jan 2011 Page 6 Joint Activities NIST, EAC, and FVAP March 2011: Finalize UOCAVA Solutions Summit report Provide EAC’s advisory boards with information about legal, technical, and policy issues associated with remote electronic voting systems FVAP and NIST Participate in workshop on Secure Ballot Delivery – Spring 2011 EAC and FVAP Complete review of 2010 state activities for UOCAVA voters – April 2011 EAC and NIST Hold workshop on End-to-End Cryptographic Voting Systems for UOCAVA Voters – August/September 2011

7. TGDC Meeting, Jan 2011 Page 7 TGDC Activities Draft Accessibility and Usability Considerations for Remote Electronic UOCAVA Voting Finalize – February 2011 Update existing EAC UOCAVA best practices documents The EAC will address this task without the assistance of the UOCAVA working group and TGDC Develop high-level, non-testable guidelines for remote electronic absentee voting systems NIST and EAC to complete high-level, non-testable guidelines document – Spring 2011 The UOCAVA working group to begin development of guidelines in select areas

8. TGDC Meeting, Jan 2011 Page 8 TGDC Activities (2) Common data format for blank ballot delivery systems Finalize – summer 2011 Develop supporting materials for 2012 pilot projects The UOCAVA working group has identified possible pilot projects Once pilot projects are selected, the working group will start developing supporting material

9. TGDC Meeting, Jan 2011 Discussion Page 9