Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $7.9 million in funds received by the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Office: 1) used funds for authorized purposes in accordance with Section 101 of HAVA, and other applicable requirements; 2) properly accounted for and controlled property purchased with HAVA payments; and 3) used the funds in a manner consistent with the budget plan provided to EAC.