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Abbreviation
EAC
Agencies
Election Assistance Commission
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
• Waste, fraud, abuse or mismanagement in EAC programs • Irregularities involving a recipient of funds distributed by EAC • Serious wrongdoing or gross mismanagement at EAC • Retaliation or whistleblower reprisal due to disclosure of wrongdoing by an EAC supervisor or EAC management
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The EAC OIG generally does NOT investigate the following matters: • Voter fraud (for example, ineligible persons voting, eligible persons voting more than once, persons voting under a false identity, etc.) • Voter registration abnormalities • Election irregularities (for example, vote tampering, voter suppression, mishandling of ballots, etc.) • Campaign financing issues (report such issues to the Federal Election Commission, https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/enforcement/complaints-process/) • 911 Emergencies • Equal Employment Opportunity complaints Under the U.S. Constitution, the responsibility for administering elections is reserved specifically to the states. Any problems concerning administration of elections should generally be reported to your local election board, state election official (see https://www.eac.gov/voters/register-and-vote-in-your-state/ for an interactive map with links to your state election official), or, if you suspect criminal behavior, your State Police or state Attorney General. The only Federal agency with jurisdiction to investigate election-related crime is the Department of Justice, which you may contact via your local Assistant United States Attorney (https://www.justice.gov/usao/find-your-united-states-attorney ) or your local office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Audit of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015

2017
I-PA-EAC-01-16
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of Brown & Company CPAs and Management Consultants, PLLC, audited EAC's financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015.

Election Assistance Commission Policy Review

2017
I-PA-EAC-03-17
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Postal Service OIG, conducted this audit to determine whether EAC's decision-making controls were properly designed, placed in operation, and operating effectively to provide reasonable assurance that key EAC decision-making policies met their...

Final Performance Audit Report - Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the Maryland State Board of Elections

2017
E-HP-MD-08-16
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $30.4 million in funds received by the Maryland State Board of Elections under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Board: 1) used payments authorized...

Management Advisory: Nature of HAVA Funds and the Applicability of Federal Criteria

2016
E-NS-NH-07-16
Other
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG issued this advisory to bring to the attention to questions regarding the nature of HAVA funds and the applicability of Federal laws, regulations, and Government-wide guidance to the payments made under HAVA.

Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the New Hampshire Secretary of State

2017
E-HP-NH-02-16
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates LLC, audited the use of funds under the Help America Vote Act by the New Hampshire Secretary of State.

Final Performance Audit Report - Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the Mississippi Secretary of State

2017
E-HP-MS-01-16
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $30.6 million in funds received by the Mississippi Secretary of State under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Office: 1) used payments authorized by...

Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico)

2017
E-HP-PR-06-16
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $9.0 million in funds received by the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Commission: 1) used payments...

Final Performance Audit Report - Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the Vermont Secretary of State

2017
E-HP-VT-03-16
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $17.5 million in funds received by the Vermont Secretary of State under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Office: 1) used payments authorized by...

Final Performance Audit Report - Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the South Dakota Secretary of State

2017
E-HP-SD-04-16
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $18.0 million in funds received by the South Dakota Secretary of State under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives are to determine whether the office 1) used payments authorized by Sections 101, 102...

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