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The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). Central to its role, the Commission serves as a national clearinghouse and resource for information and review of procedures with respect to the administration of Federal elections.

From VoteTrustUSA

Donetta Davidson Named Chairman of the Election Assistance Commission

By Warren Stewart, VoteTrustUSA
December 07, 2006

At a public hearing of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) at their offices in Washington DC, Commissioner Donetta Davidson has been named as the incoming chairman of the commission.

Commissioner Davidson was appointed to the EAC in July, 2005 to replace the first EAC chairman DeForest Soaries who had resigned earlier that year. She has previously served as Secretary of State of Colorado and previously as a county clerk and recorder in that state. She has served on the Federal Election Commission Advisory Panel and the board of directors of the Help America Vote Foundation. In 2005, Ms. Davidson was elected president of the National Association of Secretaries of State, and she is the former president of the National Association of State Elections Directors (NASED). Prior to her EAC appointment, Ms. Davidson served on EAC's Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC).

Ms. Davidson, speaking in her role as EAC commissioner, has publicly advocated for paperless electronic voting machines and opposed legislation that would require that electronic voting machines provide an independent means of verifying the accuracy of electroinic vote totals. In adressing the recent TGDC meeting, Commissioner Davidson specifically urged the committee not to adopt a resolution that would require a voter verified paper audit trail for direct recording electronic voting machines.

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In mid-2005 Sec. of State Donetta Davidson resigned to accept a position with the national
Election Assistance Commission. Her departure is considered a gain for Colorado but a loss for the nation.
http://www.ejfi.org/PDF/2005_EJF_Annual_Report.pdf