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Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
E-HP-MA-11-20
Report Type
Audit
Subject
Grant
Description

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $7.9 million in funds received by the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Office: 1) used funds for authorized purposes in accordance with Section 101 of HAVA, and other applicable requirements; 2) properly accounted for and controlled property purchased with HAVA payments; and 3) used the funds in a manner consistent with the budget plan provided to EAC.

Participating OIG
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Location(s)
MA, United States
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Status of Recommendations

Closed

EAC should require the Office implement a procedure to perform an independent review of significant formulas prior to reporting grant activity in the financial reports.

Closed

EAC should require the Office to follow the implemented policy from the Office of Comptroller to ensure amounts reported by the Office of the Comptroller on the Statewide Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) are accurate and are properly…