Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
This report summarizes the oversight work performed by EAC OIG during the 6-month period ended September 30, 2023.
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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 September 30, 2023.
EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $1.8 million in funds received by the territory of American Samoa under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Territorial Election Office of American...
EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of Allmond & Company, LLC, audited EAC's financial statements for fiscal year 2023. The purpose of this letter is to convey information concerning control weaknesses that did not rise to the level of a significant deficiency or material...
EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of Allmond & Company, LLC, audited EAC’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.
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EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $1.8 million in funds received by the territory of Guam under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Guam Election Commission: 1) used funds for...
EAC OIG assessed the EAC’s grant closeout process. The objectives of the risk assessment were to (1) gain an understanding of EAC’s grant closeout process (both administrative and final), (2) determine the volume of grants that have not been closed out, (3) identify challenges leading to delays in...
EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $27.4 million in funds received by the State of Wisconsin under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the State of Wisconsin Elections Commission: 1) used...
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