<div dir="ltr">Please contribute open source information to the NIST working groups-- <br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Giles, Robert</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Robert.Giles@sos.nj.gov">Robert.Giles@sos.nj.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 6:59 AM<br>Subject: [VVSG-election] Election Day Working Group Request for Participation<br>To: "<a href="mailto:vvsg-election@nist.gov">vvsg-election@nist.gov</a>" <<a href="mailto:vvsg-election@nist.gov">vvsg-election@nist.gov</a>><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and for those of you that had elections this past November I hope everything is finalized and certified.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am writing because as of today there has been no activity on our Twiki pages. Now that the election and Thanksgiving are behind us I am hoping you can dedicate a small amount
of time to this project over the next few weeks before the holiday season is in full swing.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To get started we are looking for the following from the various participants:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">Election Officials</span></font></u></b> – Any documents, policies, procedures or manuals you are willing to share concerning election day processes. You
can simply just load them on the appropriate page and be done if your time is limited or you can further break them down into specific areas at your convenience. Please understand that this is not an all or nothing approach. We appreciate any contribution
you are willing to make because every little bit truly helps.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">Vendors</span></font></u></b> – Any overviews, instructions or manuals you are willing to share concerning election day processes as it relates to your
products. You can simply just load them on the appropriate page and be done if your time is limited or you can further break them down into specific areas at your convenience. Please understand that this is not an all or nothing approach. We appreciate any
contribution you are willing to make because every little bit truly helps.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">Interested Parties</span></font></u></b> – Any observations, suggestions or articles you may have written or seen that you are willing to share concerning
election day processes will be extremely helpful to this overall project. You can simply just load them on the appropriate page and be done if your time is limited or you can further break them down into specific areas at your convenience. Please understand
that this is not an all or nothing approach. We appreciate any contribution you are willing to make because every little bit truly helps.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I know we are all very busy but I cannot stress enough the importance of this first step in the process of creating a new set of Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. We as an election
community have been given the unique opportunity to have our voices heard at the beginning of the process which will then carry through the entire process as opposed to just being asked for comments after a finished product is released. Let’s not waste this
opportunity.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Robert Giles</span></font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Director</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Division of Elections</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NJ Department of State</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PO Box 304</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Trenton, NJ 08625</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="tel:%28609%29%20292-3760" value="+16092923760" target="_blank">(609) 292-3760</a> (office)</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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