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Audit of the Administration of Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the State of Mississippi

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
G25MS0068-26-09
Report Type
Audit
Subject
Grant
Description

The independent public accounting firm of Allmond & Company, LLC, under contract with the Office of Inspector General, audited Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants administered by the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office, totaling $15.07 million. This included federal funds, state matching funds, and interest income earned on the Election Security and Reissued Section 251 grants.

Location(s)
MS, United States
Questioned Costs
$7,553,216
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Status of Recommendations

Open

Establish written policies and procedures to prepare a reconciliation of the state’s general ledger detail to actual grant and state matching expenses reported on the FFR.

Open

Update grant financial management policies and procedures to include consistently using unique grant identification number when recording grant and state matching expenditures.

Open

Review the federal grant, interest and state match unsupported questioned costs, totaling $7,543,215.76 and either provide adeduate supporting documentation or make the necessary adjustments to the reported matching and federal expenditures.

Open

Implement procedures to ensure that all federal and state matching expenditures are supported by appropriate documentation and retained in accordance with federal record-keeping requirements.

Open

Review the questioned Election Security costs of $10,000 and either provide adequate supporting documentation or make the necessary adjustments to the reported matching and federal expenditures.