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EAC - 84626 - Local Leadership Council - Agency Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Local Leadership Council	Agency Name	Election Assistance Commission
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	84626
Original Establishment Date	6/8/2021	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	100
Terminated This FY		Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Commissioner
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Mr.
Current Charter Date	4/11/2025	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Donald
Date Of Renewal Charter	4/11/2027	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Palmer
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	202-744-1862
Establishment Authority*	Agency Authority	Designated Federal Officer Fax*
Specific Establishment Authority*	Vote of Commissioners	Designated Federal Officer Email*	dpalmer@eac.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	3/5/2021
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Local Leadership Council shall advise the EAC on how best to fulfill the EAC’s statutory duties set forth in 52 U.S.C. § 20922 as well as such other matters as the EAC determines. It shall provide a relevant and comprehensive source of expert, unbiased analysis and recommendations to the EAC on local election administration topics to include but are not limited to voter registration and voter list maintenance, voting system user practices, ballot administration (programming, printing, and logistics), processing, accounting, canvassing, auditing and testing of ballots, and certification of results.
How is membership balanced?*	The Local Leadership Council consists of two members from each state. This structure ensures broad geographic points of view and expertise on local election administration is represented. Members must be serving or have previously served in a leadership role in a state election official professional association, if an applicable state election official professional association exists for the given state. This ensures that members are experts in their given state’s unique election laws, rules, and procedures as well as recognized by their peers for their abilities and leadership.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	At least once a year.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	Our current statutory advisory committees do not directly serve this important need mentioned above. The primary focus of the three statutory advisory committees, as set forth in the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) is assisting in the drafting and revising of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (Section 221 of HAVA), which is primarily tasked in assisting the EAC with the initial drafting of Voluntary Voting System Guidelines, has its membership set by statute and does not allot any positions specifically to local election officials. The Board of Advisors, EAC’s second advisory committee, has its membership set by statute (Section 214 of HAVA) to include two members representing the National Association of Counties, two members representing the Unites States Conference of Mayors, and two members representing the International Association of Government Officials. However, these six members are greatly outnumbered by various other representatives and technology experts on the 35-member committee. Further, the six local election members are not sufficiently representative of the various local election offices we serve throughout the United States. Finally, the Standards Board (Section 213 of HAVA) consists of 110 members, half of which are local election officials and half are state election officials. HAVA requires the local election officials from each state on the Standards Board not be of the same political party as the state election official, limiting from the start the pool of local election officials that can serve in each state and the perspectives represented. A new discretionary advisory board consisting of only local election officials ensures we are able to seek recommendations and advice focused on their specific needs as well as allowing the EAC to understand the vastly different election administration practices and election regulations that vary from state to state and with which local election officials must comply. Further, an advisory board representing local election officials is more efficient than holding the large number of public hearings each year that would be necessary to achieve the same amount of diverse feedback from these stakeholders.
Why close or partially close meetings?	N/A - Meetings always open
Recommendation Remarks

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	Yes	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	Yes	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	While the agency may reorganize priorities and reallocate resources in terms of priority of research and reports, the agency creates those priorities with feedback from the Committee and other advisory committees, as well as feedback from the public. The EAC is limited with regards to rulemaking authority and cannot issue regulations outside of the statutorily mandated regulations regarding the NVRA, and EAC does not propose legislation or lobby for legislation. Requirements Payments are doled out in accordance to HAVA and grant applications are not reviewed by the Committee.
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment		Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment		Grants Review Comment	N/A
Number Of Recommendations*	0	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	No
Number Of Recommendations Comment		Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment		Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment		Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Not Applicable	Access Comment	None
Agency Feedback Comment*	The agency provides feedback during the annual meeting of the Local Leadership Council.	Narrative Description*	The objective of the Committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and to assist the EAC in carrying out its duties and authorities as set out in the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252, codified at 52 U.S.C. § 20922).

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	3/13/2025 5:20 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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