Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the Texas Secretary of State: January 1, 2006 through November 30, 2010

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of Clifton Gunderson LLP, audited $203.6 million in funds received by the Texas Secretary of State under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Secretary of State (1) used payments authorized by Sections 101, 102, and 251 of HAVA in accordance with HAVA and applicable requirements; (2) accurately and properly accounted for property purchased with HAVA payments and for program income; and (3) met HAVA requirements for Section 251 funds for an election fund and for a matching contribution except for the requirements for maintenance of a base level of state outlays, commonly referred to as Maintenance of Expenditures (MOE).