[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78347-78348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25130]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Request for Comment: 2024 Election Administration and Voting 
Survey

AGENCY: Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the EAC 
announces an information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. The EAC intends to submit this proposed information 
collection (2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey, or EAVS) to 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for approval. The 
2024 EAVS asks election officials questions concerning voting and 
election administration, including the following topics: Voter 
registration; overseas and military voting; voting by mail; early in-
person voting; polling operations; provisional voting; voter 
participation; election technology; election policy; and other related 
issues.

DATES: Comments must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern on Monday, January 
15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed information collection should be 
submitted electronically via https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID: 
EAC-2023-0008). Written comments on the proposed information collection 
can also be sent to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 633 3rd 
Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: EAVS.To obtain a free 
copy of the draft survey instrument: (1) Download a copy at https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC-2023-0008); or (2) write to the EAC 
(including your address and phone number) at U.S. Election Assistance 
Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: 
EAVS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond Williams at 202-924-0794, or 
email [email protected]; U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 633 3rd 
Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: 2024 Election Administration and Voting 
Survey; OMB Number Pending.
    Purpose: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal Agencies must 
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each 
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of 
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 
includes Agency requests or requirements that members of the public 
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. 
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires Federal agencies to provide a 
60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed 
collection of information, including each proposed extension of an 
existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to 
OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the EAC is 
publishing notice of the proposed collection of information set forth 
in this document.
    Background: The EAC issues the EAVS to meet its obligations under 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to serve as a national 
clearinghouse and resource for the compilation of information with 
respect to the administration of Federal elections; to fulfill both the 
EAC and the Department of Defense Federal Voting Assistance Program's 
(FVAP) data collection requirements under the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA); and meet its National Voter 
Registration Act (NVRA) mandate to collect information from states 
concerning the impact of that statute on the administration of Federal 
elections. In addition, under the NVRA, the EAC is responsible for 
collecting information and reporting, biennially, to Congress on the 
impact of that statute. The information the states are required to 
submit to the EAC for purposes of the NVRA report are found under Title 
11 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    States that respond to questions in this survey concerning voter 
registration-related matters will meet their NVRA reporting 
requirements under 52 U.S.C. 20508 and EAC regulations. Finally, UOCAVA 
mandates that FVAP work with the EAC and chief state election officials 
to develop standards for reporting UOCAVA voting information (52 U.S.C. 
20302) and that FVAP will store the reported data and present the 
findings within the congressionally-mandated report to the President 
and Congress. Additionally, UOCAVA requires that ``not later than 90 
days after the date of each regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office, each state and unit of local

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government which administered the election shall (through the state, in 
the case of a unit of local government) submit a report to the EAC on 
the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to absent uniformed 
services voters and overseas voters for the election and the combined 
number of such ballots which were returned by such voters and cast in 
the election, and shall make such a report available to the general 
public.'' States that complete and timely submit the UOCAVA section of 
the survey to the EAC will fulfill their UOCAVA reporting requirement 
under 52 U.S.C. 20302. In order to fulfill the above requirements, the 
EAC is seeking information relating to the period from the Federal 
general election day 2022 +1 through the November 2024 Federal general 
election. The EAC will provide the data regarding UOCAVA voting to FVAP 
after data collection is completed. This data sharing reduces burden on 
local election offices because FVAP does not have to conduct its own 
data collection to meet its reporting requirements.
    Public Comments: Public comments are invited on:
     Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility;
     The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection 
on respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are 
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you 
should be aware that your submitted comments, including your personal 
information, will be available for public review.
    Affected Public (Respondents): State or local governments, the 
District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
    Affected Public: State or local government.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Burden per Response: 90 hours per collection, 45 hours 
annualized.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,040 hours per collection, 
2,520 hours annualized.
    Frequency: Biennially.

Camden Kelliher,
Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-25130 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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