Secretary of State Tre Hargett has appointed Hamilton County Election Commissioner Secondra Diane Meadows to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Standards Board in compliance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
The EAC Standards Board provides advice, guidance and support to the commission on the development of Voluntary Voting System Guidelines, a set of specifications and requirements against which voting systems can be tested to determine if the systems meet required standards.
“Commissioner Meadows has served the citizens of Hamilton County with integrity and a commitment to accurate results,” Hargett says. “I am confident she will proudly represent the people of Tennessee on the EAC Standards Board.”
The bipartisan EAC Standards Board was created by HAVA and consists of 55 state election officials and 55 local election officials nominated by the chief state election official.
Each state is represented by one state election official as well as one local election official, and they must represent different parties. Commissioner Meadows will serve on behalf of local election officials and as the Democratic representative from Tennessee.
“The EAC Standards Board work is very important to all who conduct elections,” Meadows says. “I am honored to have been nominated by Secretary Hargett and proud to represent Tennessee.”
Meadows was appointed to the Hamilton County Election Commission in 2018, 2019 and 2021. She also serves as the Hamilton County Election Commission Secretary.
The EAC was established by HAVA in 2002 and is an independent, bipartisan commission charged with developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements.
The EAC operates the federal government’s first voting system certification program and maintains the National Mail Voter Registration form.
Source: Secretary of State Tre Hargett