All Plans & Reports

EAC OIG audited $39.2 million in funds received by the South Carolina Election Commission under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether South Carolina (1) expended HAVA payments in accordance with the Act and related administrative requirements and (2) complied with the HAVA requirements for replacing punch card or lever voting machines, for establishing an election fund, for appropriating a 5 percent match for requirements payments, and for maintaining stat expenditures for elections at a level not less than expended in fiscal year 2000.

EAC OIG audited $134.8 million in funds received by Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether Pennsylvania (1) expended HAVA payments in accordance with the Act and related administrative requirements and (2) complied with the HAVA requirements for replacing punch card or lever voting machines, for establishing an election fund, for appropriating a 5 percent match for requirements payments, and for maintaining state expenditures for elections at a level not less than expended in fiscal year 1999.

EAC OIG audited $143.5 million in funds received by the Illinois State Board of Elections under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether Illinois (1) expended HAVA payments in accordance with the ACT and related administrative requirements and (2) complied with the HAVA requirements for replacing punch card or lever voting machines, for establishing an election fund, and for maintaining state expenditures for elections at a level not less than expended in fiscal year 2000.

EAC OIG audited $184.1 million in funds received by the Texas Secretary of State under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether Texas (1) expended HAVA payments in accordance with the Act and related administrative requirements and (2) complied with the HAVA requirements for replacing punch card or lever voting machines, for establishing an election fund, for appropriating a 5 percent match for requirements payments, and for maintaining state expenditures for elections at a level not less than expended in fiscal year 2000.

EAC OIG issued this memorandum to alert the EAC Executive Director to noncompliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

This report summarizes the oversight work performed by EAC OIG during the 6-month period ended September 30, 2006.

EAC OIG reviewed $84.9 million in funds received by the Office of the Attorney General, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the review were to assess New Jersey's administration of HAVA funds and compliance with certain HAVA requirements.

EAC OIG reviewed $77.3 million in funds received by the Georgia Secretary of State under the Help America Vote Act.

EAC OIG, through a contract with Department of Interior OIG, audited $8.7 million in funds received by the California Office of the Secretary of State under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to (1) identify those transactions in which funding was used for an unallowable purpose or without required documentation or support; and (2) estimate the total amount of money, if any, that the Office spent on unallowable purposes or that was not supported by required documentation.