Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the New Mexico Secretary of States

EAC OIG audited $19.3 million in funds received by the New Mexico Secretary of State under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Secretary of State (1) expended HAVA payments in accordance with the Act and related administrative requirements and (2) complied with the HAVA requirements for establishing an election fund, meeting its matching share requirement, and maintaining state expenditures for elections at a level not less than the level expended in fiscal year 2000.