Election Administration Support Division 2007 Accomplishments EAC - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Election Administration Support Division 2007 Accomplishments EAC Public Meeting December 11, 2007 Austin, Texas

Election Administration Support Division Responsibilities • HAVA Payments to States • National Voter Registration Act Implementation • HAVA Title III Voluntary Guidance • Language Accessibility Program • Help America Vote College Program (including grants) • EAC Pollworker Program • National Parent Student Mock Election Grant Program

Oversight of HAVA Funds • Conducted training session for election officials during the NASS and NASED Winter Meetings. • Created sample state annual reporting forms • All training materials posted on EAC website

Report to Congress: States’ Use of HAVA Funds • States reported: – $1,781,943,111 HAVA funds spent – $1,339,389,395 remaining balance – Approximately $152 million interest earned • Covered Title I, Sections 101 and 102 as of December 31, 2006 and Title II, Section 251 as of September 30, 2006 • Report available on EAC website

Report to Congress: States’ Use of HAVA Funds Uncatagorized IDs for first-time $143,437,956 registrants Provisional voting 8.05% $52,185 $1,248,783 0.00% 0.07% Improving the Administration of Federal Elections $287,644,904 16.14% Voting systems $1,121,204,287 Voter information 62.92% postings $253,763 Voter registration 0.01% databases $228,101,231 12.80%

State Certifications: HAVA Title III Compliance • 6 States have certified to the EAC that they have complied with all the requirements in Title III of HAVA – American Samoa – Florida – Kentucky – North Carolina – Oregon – Pennsylvania

Audit Resolutions • 26 Audits Resolved during FY 2007 – 9 Office of Inspector General Audits • $10,466,237 repaid to State election funds for questioned costs, missing state matching funds, and lost interest • $68,403 repaid to U.S. Treasury – 17 State Single Audits • $1,390,722 repaid to State election funds for questioned costs, missing state matching funds, and lost interest • $90,000 repaid to U.S. Treasury

Language Accessibility Program • Glossary of Key Election Terminology – English/Spanish released April 2007 • 1,843 terms and phrases used in election administration • Culturally and linguistically appropriate translations – New glossaries coming in Summer 2008 • Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Tagalog

National Voter Registration Act • National Voter Registration Form was the most downloaded file from the EAC website

National Voter Registration Act • Every EAC meeting since September has contained NVRA issues on the agenda • EAC received public comment on whether to transfer previously adopted NVRA regulations from Federal Election Commission • Created framework, with timeline, for NVRA rulemaking process

Questions? Contact: Edgardo Cortés Election Research Specialist U.S. Election Assistance Commission 1225 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 866-747-1471 (toll free) Fax: 202-566-3127 ecortes@eac.gov www.eac.gov