Media

News

The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) Wins National Award for Achieving Accessibility for Election Websites and Sample Ballots Toolkit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Annual Clearinghouse “Clearie” Awards Recognize Outstanding Innovations in Elections, and Best Practices in Accessibility and Recruiting, Training and Retaining Election Workers

Learn More

View Archive

DC Board of Elections Wins National Award for Overall Commitment to Assisting Voters with Disabilities Throughout the Voting Process

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Learn More

View Archive

U.S. Election Assistance Commission 2020 Elections Summit

MEDIA ADVISORY:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Learn More

View Archive

EAC Commissioners Welcome Deal to Make Available $425 million in New Help America Vote Act Funds for Elections

Silver Spring, Md. – Last night, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, which includes $425 million in new Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds that will be distributed to state election offices by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

Learn More

View Archive

EAC Issues Clarification on Software De Minimis Changes

On Friday, Nov. 15, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) issued a Notice of Clarification for Software de minimis changesDownload PDF(opens in new tab). A de minimis change is a change to a certified voting system’s hardware, software, TDP, or data, the nature of which will not materially alter the system’s reliability, functionality, capability, or operation.

Learn More

View Archive

EAC OIG Commencing Audits of $380 Million Election Security Grant Funds

On Friday, Nov. 1, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its Fiscal Year 2020 OIG Audit Work PlanDownload PDF(opens in new tab). The plan includes audits of six states’ election security grant funds, which were part of the $380 million grant funding(opens in new tab) Congress appropriated in 2018.

Learn More

Do you have Questions?

Send your questions to us at clearinghouse@eac.gov or click the button below to contact us.

Register to Vote!

Use the National Mail Voter Registration Form to register to vote, update your registration information with a new name or address, or register with a political party.

Note: If you wish to vote absentee and are a uniformed service member or family member or a citizen living outside the U.S., contact the Federal Voting Assistance Program to register to vote.

Military and Overseas Voters