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Federal grants give states edge in collecting precinct-level election data

Five states that received $10 million in federal grants significantly improved their election data collection and reporting systems, an independent evaluation concluded, building their capacity to gather and report precinct-level Election Day data. The five states collected information on a range of election data points at the precinct level, including number of registered voters, provisional ballots, and number of people who voted in the 2008 federal general election.  Read more

07/02/2009

EAC releases report on voter registration

EAC has released a report on voter registration statistics in accordance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). It presents information provided by the states on the number of registered voters, the registration process and voter registration list maintenance. Read the press release and download the report and the accompanying data sets

07/01/2009

Deadlines near for Mock Election and College Poll Worker grants

The application deadline is June 30 for the Mock Election program and July 16 for the College Poll Worker program. For additional information, visit the grants page.

06/25/2009

Webcast of June 17 EAC public meeting is available

Link to the video here to learn about new guidance for requesting 2008 and 2009 HAVA requirements payments, the Election Data Collection grant program evaluation, a recent report on the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the 2010 EAC Election Day survey.

06/18/2009

Technical assistance call on HAVA requirements payments is June 18

EAC is hosting a technical assistance call for state officials to answer their questions about the process to obtain FY 2008 and FY 2009 requirements payments. More information about the call and updated instructions on obtaining requirements payments are available here.

06/17/2009