All Plans & Reports

This report includes EAC OIG’s independent assessment of the top management challenges facing EAC in fiscal year 2024.

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $1.8 million in funds received by the territory of Guam under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Guam Election Commission: 1) used funds for authorized purposes in accordance with Section 101 and Section 251 of HAVA and other applicable requirements; 2) properly accounted for and controlled property purchased with HAVA payments; and 3) used the funds in a manner consistent with the informational plans provided to EAC.

EAC OIG assessed the EAC’s grant closeout process. The objectives of the risk assessment were to (1) gain an understanding of EAC’s grant closeout process (both administrative and final), (2) determine the volume of grants that have not been closed out, (3) identify challenges leading to delays in grant closeouts, if any, and (4) determine any areas of risk that warrant an audit or further consideration.

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $27.4 million in funds received by the State of Wisconsin under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the State of Wisconsin Elections Commission: 1) used funds for authorized purposes in accordance with Section 101 and Section 251 of HAVA and other applicable requirements; 2) properly accounted for and controlled property purchased with HAVA payments; and 3) used the funds in a manner consistent with the informational plans provided to EAC.

This document discusses EAC OIG's planned oversight activities for fiscal year 2024.

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $27.4 million in funds received by the State of Missouri under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Missouri Office of the Secretary of State: 1) used funds for authorized purposes in accordance with Section 101 and Section 251 of HAVA and other applicable requirements; 2) properly accounted for and controlled property purchased with HAVA payments; and 3) used the funds in a manner consistent with the informational plans provided to EAC.

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of Brown & Company CPAs and Management Consultants, PLLC, audited EAC’s information security program for fiscal year 2023 in support of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). The objective was to determine whether EAC implemented selected security controls for certain information systems in support of FISMA.

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $15.2 million in funds received by the State of Alaska under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska: 1) used funds for authorized purposes in accordance with Section 101 and Section 251 of HAVA and other applicable requirements; 2) properly accounted for and controlled property purchased with HAVA payments; and 3) used the funds in a manner consistent with the informational plans provided to EAC.

EAC OIG issued this advisory to advise EAC’s Executive Director on recent Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) board costs, which were incurred without appropriate policies and procedures to ensure that federal regulations were followed and costs were minimized.