All Plans & Reports

This report summarizes the oversight work performed by EAC OIG during the 6-month period ended March 31, 2024.

EAC OIG performed this review to determine whether EAC complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 reporting requirements for fiscal year 2023.

EAC OIG requested that the Department of Interior OIG investigation allegations that the Executive Director of the EAC improperly obtained a pay increase, failed to report annual leave on his time and attendance records, and expensed unapproved training courses.

The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) required states to establish an interest-earning election fund, in to which grant funds are deposited and maintained. OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited compliance with these requirements. The audit included open Election Security and Section 251 grants at 34 states and territories, as of September 30, 2022.

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify stakeholders of the decision to cancel the EAC OIG audit of the administration of HAVA funds by the State of Minnesota.

EAC OIG audited funds received by the State of North Carolina under the Help America Vote Act, totaling $33 million. This included Election Security and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act grants.

OIG audited EAC’s procurements from October 1, 2019, through May 1, 2023, which were executed with internal resources and exceeded the micro-purchase threshold. This included 65 procurements totaling $14.7 million. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether EAC: (1) Complied with selected requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and (2) Complied with selected provisions of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014.

EAC OIG issued this memorandum to alert EAC's management of EAC personnel practices that may not be in accordance with EAC policies and U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance.

This report summarizes the oversight work performed by EAC OIG during the 6-month period ended September 30, 2023.

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $1.8 million in funds received by the territory of American Samoa under the Help America Vote Act.