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• 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
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.
This report summarizes the oversight work performed by EAC OIG during the 6-month period ended March 31, 2024.
EAC OIG performed this review to determine whether EAC complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 reporting requirements for fiscal year 2023.
EAC OIG requested that the Department of Interior OIG investigation allegations that the Executive Director of the EAC improperly obtained a pay increase, failed to report annual leave on his time and attendance records, and expensed unapproved training courses.
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) required states to establish an interest-earning election fund, in to which grant funds are deposited and maintained. OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited compliance with these requirements. The audit...
EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of Leon Snead & Co., conducted an evaluation of EAC's compliance with the requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act for fiscal year 2011.
The purpose of this memorandum is to notify stakeholders of the decision to cancel the EAC OIG audit of the administration of HAVA funds by the State of Georgia.
The purpose of this memorandum is to notify stakeholders of the decision to cancel the EAC OIG audit of the administration of HAVA funds by the State of Minnesota.
EAC OIG audited funds received by the State of North Carolina under the Help America Vote Act, totaling $33 million. This included Election Security and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act grants.
OIG audited EAC’s procurements from October 1, 2019, through May 1, 2023, which were executed with internal resources and exceeded the micro-purchase threshold. This included 65 procurements totaling $14.7 million. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether EAC: (1) Complied with selected...
EAC OIG issued this memorandum to alert EAC's management of EAC personnel practices that may not be in accordance with EAC policies and U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance.
