Audit of the Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the State of Delaware

Submitting OIG:

Report Description:

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited funds received by the State of Delaware under the Help America Vote Act, including state matching funds and interest earned, totaling $20 million. This included Election Security and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act grants.

Short / Alternative Report Title:

Audit of Delaware's HAVA Grants

Date Issued:

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Election Assistance Commission

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

G22DE0010-22-06

Location(s):

United States

Type of Report:

Audit

Special Projects:

Pandemic

Questioned Costs:

$629,248

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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G22DE00102206DelawareHAVAAudit.pdf	1.22 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
3	Open	No
We recommend the EAC require the Office to provide the inventory listing maintained by the IT Department and each County.
6	Open	No
We recommend that the EAC require the Office to provide transaction detail of interest income earned for the Election Security and CARES Act grants.
7	Open	No
We recommend that the EAC require the Office to complete and file FFRs for the Section 251 funds or if the Office is unable to complete the Section 251 FFR, obtain financial services to support the completion of the filings.
8	Open	No
We recommend that the EAC require the Office to implement procedures and training to properly fill out the required FFRs, which reflect the uses of award funds and the interest income generated from those funds for all HAVA grants.

Election Assistance Commission OIG

Election Assistance Commission

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent division of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The OIG was created in 2005 and operates under the authorities vested in it by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. The mission of the OIG is to enhance the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of EAC’s operations by: conducting audits, reviews, evaluations and assessments of EAC programs and operations; detecting and preventing fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement of EAC programs; promoting better EAC management; preserving and protecting EAC employee and program integrity; and communicating with the Commission and Congress to keep them fully informed of the status of EAC administration and operations and the need for and progress of corrective actions.

https://www.eac.gov/inspector-general/

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Audit of the Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the State of Delaware

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