Proposed State Plan Amendments for 2005 Under the Help America Vote Act of 2002; Public Hearing [35 Pa.B. 4028] The Secretary of the Commonwealth (Secretary) will conduct a public hearing regarding to the proposed State Plan Amendments for 2005 (amendments) under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). The proposed amendments outline the methods the Commonwealth plans to use to comply with the requirements of Title III of HAVA (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 15481--15485); how it will use grants from the Federal government to achieve this goal; and a description of the progress made by the Commonwealth in implementing the 2003 HAVA State Plan and the 2004 Amendments to the State Plan.
Interested individuals or groups may view and print the proposed amendments on the Department of State's (Department) Help America Vote Act website: www.hava.state.pa.us. For copies of the proposed amendments, contact Chet Harhut at (717) 787-5280.
The public hearing will be held on Monday, August 1, 2005, in Hearing Room No. 1, Ground Floor, North Office Building, North Street, Harrisburg, PA. The hearing will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For further information contact Chet Harhut, Department of State, 210 North Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 787-5280, charhut@state.pa.us.
Persons wishing to testify should contact Chet Harhut at the previous address. The Secretary encourages persons testifying to submit a written copy of their testimony, in advance, to Chet Harhut at the previous address. Persons who testify must bring 50 printed copies of their testimony to the hearing.
Persons presenting oral testimony are strongly encouraged to summarize their testimony briefly and to be prepared to respond to questions. Individuals testifying on their own behalf will be allocated 5 minutes, and persons testifying on behalf of groups will be allocated a total of 10 minutes in which to make their presentations.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend any of the hearings and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact Chet Harhut at the previous address. Text tele-phone users may contact the Department by means of the Pennsylvania Relay Center.
PEDRO A. CORTES,
Secretary of the Commonwealth[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1357. Filed for public inspection July 15, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
