30-Day CSD Public Review Request for EML v7.0 Committee Specification Draft

[Paul Knight <paul.knight@oasis-open.org>]

The following request has been submitted to the OASIS TC Administrator on Monday, July 4, 2011 - 11:06

Submitter's Name: John Borras
TC Name: Election & Voter Services
TC Email Address: election-services@lists.oasis-open.org
Work Product Title: EML v7.0 Committee Specification Draft
Committee Specification Draft ##: CSD01
CSD URI: TBD
Additional Resources :
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/election/document.php?document_id=42683
Approval Link:
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/election/ballot.php?id=2066
Abstract:
EML is a standard for the structured interchange among hardware, software,
and
service providers who engage in any aspect of providing election or voter
services to public or private organizations.
The changes from EML v6.0 that this new version introduces are as follows:
• updates applied to match requirements for the USA's UOCAVA (Uniform and
Overseas Citizens Assistance in Voting Act) application;
• updates applied to match new requirements from the Australia Election
Commission;
• update to the dSig schema for latest W3C 2002/2008 specification;
• update external reference from xNAL v3.0 to xNAL v4.0;
• new Conformance criteria.

TC Description: The E&VS Techncial Committee has worked very closely with the
IEEE P1622 committee over this new release and aligning the needs of the
USA's
UOCAVA (Uniform and Overseas Citizens Assistance in Voting Act) application.
We
will continue to work with them, and any other jurisdiction, to ensure EML
meets
the global needs of e-enabled elections.
Notification List:
Susanne.CAARLS@coe.int
ark@SOE.UCSC.EDU
Valery.Suraev@elections.nsw.gov.au
Stewart.Kerr@aec.gov.au
sdonaghy@opt2vote.com
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