Where To Report Waste

Fraud, Abuse, Or Retaliation

Election Data Collection Grant Program Award Number: 08-EDC-800176 State of Illinois; May 27, 2008, through June 30, 2010

Submitting OIG:

Election Assistance Commission OIG

Report Description:

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $2.0 million in funds received by the Illinois Board of Elections under the Election Data Collection Grant. The objective of the audit was to identify costs claimed in the grant’s Financial Status Reports that are not allocable, allowable, reasonable, and in conformity with EAC award terms and conditions and applicable Federal grant requirement.

Date Issued:

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Election Assistance Commission

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

E-GR-IL-01-12

Location(s):

IL

United States

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$119,595

Funds for Better Use:

$0

Number of Recommendations:

2

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

No

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Related Open Recommendations

No Recommendations found for this Report.

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://oig.eac.gov/