The FOIA Reading Room contains frequently requested documents as well as EAC statements, correspondence, and administrative policies. Please note that some of these files are large and may take a few minutes to download.
FOIA Reports
- FY25 Annual FOIA Report; FY25 FOIA Report Raw Data
- FY24 Annual FOIA Report
- FY24 Chief FOIA Officer Report
- FY23 Annual FOIA Report
- FY22 Annual FOIA Report
- FY21 Annual FOIA Report; FY21 FOIA Report Raw Data (XML)
- FY20 Annual FOIA Report (XML); FY20 FOIA Report Raw Data
- FY19 Annual FOIA Report (XML)
- FY17 Annual FOIA Report (XML); 2018 Chief FOIA Officer Report
- FY16 Annual FOIA Report (XML); 2017 Chief FOIA Officer Report
Regulations
- America First Legal EAC DPOC Rule Petition - August 18, 2025
- Procedures for Disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act
- Implementation of the Government in the Sunshine Act
- Testimony by Commission Employees Relating to Official Information and Production of Official Records in Legal Proceedings
- Implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974
- Standards of Conduct
- Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
EAC Policies
- U.S. EAC Paper Ballot Policy Approved 4-0, March 27, 2025
- Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2022-2027
- Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2018-2022
- Strategic Plan Fiscal Years: 2009 Through 2014 Approved and adopted 3-0, March 26, 2009
- EAC Organizational Management Policy Statement (adopted at 2-24-15 public meeting; replacing the Roles and Responsibilities Document)
- Final Notice and Public Comment Policy (adopted as revised 9-18-08)
- March 20, 2008 Policy Clarification Regarding Allowable Uses of HAVA Funds Authorized under Titles I and II
- Guidance
- Advisories
- Ex Parte Communications Policy - May 25, 2006
- Statement Regarding Partisan Activities
- 2005 Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
- Policy on Special Audits January 27, 2005
Voting System Certification Program
- EAC Clarification on VSTL Certificate Signatures
- Accreditation Request Package
- Dismissal of Graeff v EAC
- EAC Letter to Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs Regarding Voting System Certification
- EAC advisory on potential vulnerability for Dominion ImageCast Precinct (ICP) or ImageCast Evolution (ICE) tabulators
- Declaration of Mark A. Robbins
- How a Voting System Becomes EAC Certified - Overview of the EAC Certification Process
- Pro V&V Certificates of Accreditation
- SLI Certificates of Accreditation
- ES&S Copyright Bitmap Records
- Certified Systems
- EAC Statement Regarding Partisan Activities by Voting System Manufacturers and Test Labs
- Voting System Testing and Certification Manual
- Systems Under Test
- Registered Manufacturers
- Applications Terminated
- Correspondence
Vote Fraud and Voter Intimidation Research Project
- EAC's Election Crimes Report
- EAC Status Report on Vote Fraud and Voter Intimidation Research
- EAC Votes to Release Documents Provided to Congress
CD Vol. 1, Disc One of Three -- 4 Files (Docs 00001-12071)
3,096 pp. (size 104 MB); 2,338 pp. (size 76.7 MB); 3,646 pp. (size 163 MB); 2,902 pp. (size 139 MB)
CD Vol. 1, Disc Two of Three -- 3 Files (Docs 12072-22316)
3,718 pp. (size 109 MB); 3,618 pp. (size 174 MB); 3,026 pp. (size 132 MB)
CD Vol. 1, Disc Three of Three -- 3 Files (Docs 22317-31441)
3,587 pp. (size 206 MB); 2,433 pp. (size 114 MB); 3,116 pp. (size 140 MB)
CD Vol. 2, Disc One of One -- 5 Files (Docs 00001-11656)
4,107 pp. (size 135 MB); 3,713 pp. (size 184 MB); 4,047 pp. (size 131 MB); 4,446 pp. (size 179 MB); 324 pp. (size 18.9 MB)
- Correspondence between EAC and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
- Correspondence between EAC and Senator Dianne Feinstein
- EAC Request to Inspector General for Review of Vote Fraud and Voter Intimidation Project
- EAC Inspector General Report on the Preparation of the Voter Fraud and Voter Intimidation
Provisional Voting Research Project
- EAC Best Practices on Provisional Voting
- Report to the EAC on Best Practices to Improve Provisional Voting
- Appendix A: A National Survey of Local Election Officials' Experiences with Provisional Voting
- Appendix B: Relationship Between Time Allotted to Verify Provisional Ballots and the Level of Ballots that are Verified
- Appendix C: Provisional Ballot Litigation by Issue
- Appendix D: Provisional Ballot Litigation by State
- Appendix E: State Summaries
- Appendix F: Provisional Voting Statutes by State
Voter ID Research Project
Miscellaneous
- EAC Request for Feedback Letter May 2025
- April 11, 2025, Consultation Letter Package
- Response to Senate - March 31, 2017
- EAC Statement on Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity
- Reports on State Expenditures of HAVA Funds
- Tally Vote on the appointment of a candidate for EAC general counsel
- 2015 Tally Vote Appointing Brian Newby as Executive Director and Cliff Tatum as General Counsel
- 2019 Tally Vote Regarding Renewing Brian Newby as Executive Director and Cliff Tatum as General Counsel
- EAC Annual Reports
- Technical Guidelines Development Committee's Recommended Guidelines
Interim Test Lab Accreditation
- EAC Terminates CIBER's Application
- December 2006 CIBER Labs, Inc. Follow-up Report
- July 2006 CIBER Labs, Inc. Interim Accreditation Assessment Report