Election Assistance Commission

The purpose of the investigation was to examine an Antideficiency Act (ADA) violation by the EAC. The investigation determined that EAC officials violated the ADA when they approved a disbursement of about $2.2 million from an expired 2008 appropriations account. The Department of Justice declined...

EAC OIG requested that the Department of Interior OIG investigate allegations that an administrative officer for EAC improperly signed contracts for EAC when she did not have a contracting officer warrant.

This report summarizes the oversight work performed by EAC OIG during the 6-month period ended March 31, 2023.

EAC OIG performed this review to determine whether EAC complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 reporting requirements for fiscal year 2022.

EAC OIG audited EAC’s testing and certification program. The Help America Vote Act established requirements for EAC to provide for the “testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software by accredited laboratories.”

EAC OIG audited funds received by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the Help America Vote Act, totaling $1.2 million. This included Election Security and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act grants.

EAC OIG issued this advisory to alert EAC’s Interim Executive Director and Acting General Counsel to current EAC procurement and contracting practices, which OIG identified as high risk.

EAC OIG issued this advisory to alert EAC’s Interim Executive Director and Acting General Counsel about an identified risk. Specifically, EAC may be inadvertently providing inconsistent guidance to grantees and there is a risk that unallowable activities may be taking place because the terms “voter...