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Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant Awarded to The John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Support Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth: May 2, 2003, through September, 30, 2012
EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $65.1 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 Secretary of the Commonwealth (1) used payments authorized by Sections 101, 102, and 251 of the grant in accordance with grant and applicable requirements; (2) accurately and properly accounted for property purchased with Grant payments and for program income; and (3) met HAVA requirements for Section 251 f funds for creation of an election fund, providing required matching contributions, and meeting the requirements for maintenance of a base level of state outlays, commonly referred to as Maintenance of Expenditures (MOE).
