Technical Guidelines Development Committee
The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology supports the Election Assistance Commission in the United States by providing recommendations on voluntary standards and guidelines related to voting equipment and technologies. It is composed of 14 members selected from various standards boards and for their technical and scientific expertise related to voting systems and equipment.
NIST chairs and manages the TGDC, provides technical guidance in areas such as encryption, usability engineering and testing, and performs work to improve testing and conformity assessment programs for voting systems. As part of its development of new voting standards, NIST consults with TGDC subcommittees and holds regular subcommittee teleconferences and periodic TGDC meetings. Teleconference audio archives, TGDC meetings, and TGDC meetings and presentations and related NIST work material are open to the public. The public may also view and submit comments and position statements to the TGDC.[1]
TGDC Charter
The TGDC will act in the public interest to assist the Executive Director of the Election Assistance Commission in the development of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines.
History
While the Help America Vote Act required that the Election Assistance Commission "adopt voluntary guidance and recommdations relating to the implementation of ... voting system standards," by Jan. 1, 2004, delays in appointing commissioners and lack of funding delayed the first meeting of the TGDC until July 9, 2004.[2][3]
| Hratch Semerjian | Chair | Acting Director, NIST |
| Donetta Davidson | Standards Board | Colorado Secretary of State |
| Alice Miller | Standards Board | DC Director of Elections |
| Sharon Turner Bule | Board of Advisors | Kansas City Director of Elections |
| Hellen Purcell | Board of Advisors | Maricopa County Recorder |
| James R. Harding | Arch. and Trans. Barrier Compliance Board | |
| James Elekes | Arch. and Trans. Barrier Compliance Board | |
| Ann Caldas | ANSI | |
| H. Stephen Berger | IEEE | |
| Britain J. Williams | NASED | Kennesaw State University (retired) |
| Paul Craft | NASED | Florida Voting Systems Division |
| Ronald Rivest | technical expert | MIT |
| Daniel Schutzer | technical expert | CitiGroup |
| Patrick Gannon | technical expert | OASIS |
| Whitney Quesenbery | technical expert | Usability Professionals' Association |
References
- ^ Technical Guidelines Development Committee Home Page
- ^ Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2003, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Apr. 17, 2004.
- ^ Fiscal Year 2004 Annual Report, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Feb. 17, 2005.