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Advisory Committee of Political Parties – Meeting Summary – June 18 and 19, 2018

8. Electronic Financial Returns (EFR) Modernization

Jeff Merrett, Director, Regulatory Instruments and Systems, provided an update on the modernization of the EFR application. He shared the release schedule for the application, which begins in January 2019 and concludes in July 2019. He also presented the results of the survey sent to political entities in September 2017, which revealed positive results and highlighted areas for improvement.

Topics of interest during the discussion period included details about the roll-out schedule, technical features and functionalities, and data encryption. Members also asked EC to better communicate its plans for change management and training.