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Commentary: Federal board here to help Utah vote

Our nation has reached a critical crossroads when it comes to strengthening election security, accessibility, integrity and efficiency. It’s against this backdrop that members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) Board of Advisors convene this week in Salt Lake City to examine critical election administration issues.

Supporting election administrators and the voters they serve is at the heart of the commission’s mission, as defined by the Help American Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, watershed legislation that established the EAC. HAVA also established the EAC’s 35-member Board of Advisors that is comprised of representatives from a broad spectrum of national election stakeholder organizations, as well as congressionally appointed election experts.