"We are delighted that the EAC Standards Board wisely elected Sarah into a leadership position within its organization," stated Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, chairman of the Kentucky Board of Elections. "Sarah's insight into the election's process is well-regarded by her colleagues around the country. Her election will once again allow Kentucky to maintain its position as a national leader in election administration." Grayson himself was recently elected to a national position in election administration as the chairman of the Republican Association of Secretaries of State.
The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires the formation of a 110-member Standards Board to assist EAC in carrying out its mandates. Fifty-five members are state election officials selected by their respective chief state election official and 55 are local election officials selected through a process supervised by the chief state election official. HAVA prohibits any two members representing the same state to be members of the same political party. The board elects nine members to serve as an executive board, of which not more than five are state election officials, not more than five are local election officials, and not more than five are members of the same political party.
EAC is an independent bipartisan commission created by HAVA. It is charged with developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, implementing election administration improvements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, accrediting test laboratories, certifying voting systems and serving as a national clearinghouse and resource of information regarding election administration. The Commission is also responsible for auditing the use of HAVA funds.
