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The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent agency of the United States government created by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). The Commission serves as a national clearinghouse and resource of information regarding election administration. It is charged with administering payments to states and developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, and accrediting voting system test laboratories and certifying voting equipment. It is also charged with developing and maintaining a national mail voter registration form. ==Responsibilities== The EAC is tasked with performing a number of election-related duties including:〔(EAC Divisions ), see HAVA Sections 202, 205 through 209, 221 through 222, 231, 241-247, 801 through 804, and 902 and at NVRA Section 9〕 *Creating and maintaining the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines *Creating a national program for the testing, certification, and decertification of voting systems *Maintaining the National Mail Voter Registration Form required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) *Reporting to Congress every two years on the effects of the NVRA on elections *Administering federal funds to States for HAVA requirements *Administering federal funds for the development of innovative election technology, including pilot programs to test election technology *Studying and reporting best practices of effective administration *Communicating information on laws, technologies, procedures, studies, and data related to the administration of federal elections to those responsible for formulating or implementing election law and procedures, to the media, and to other interested persons 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Election Assistance Commission」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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