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

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock, & Associates, LLC, audited $19.2 million in funds received by the Florida Department of State under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Department a) used funds for authorized purposes in accordance with Section 101 of HAVA and other applicable requirements; b) properly accounted for and controlled property purchased with HAVA payments, and c) used the funds in a manner consistent with the budget plan provided to EAC.