[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15560-15561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04401]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: 2024 Election 
Administration and Voting Survey

AGENCY: Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 3, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent electronically via https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC-2024-0001). 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.
    Obtaining a Copy of the Survey: To obtain a free copy of the draft 
survey instrument: (1) Download a copy at https://www.regulations.gov 
(docket ID: EAC-2024-0001); 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.

Needs and Uses

    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 is 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 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 the burden on local election offices because 
FVAP does not have to conduct its own data collection to meet its 
reporting requirements.
    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.
    Comments: Public comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed information collection; (c)

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ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (d) 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.

Camden Kelliher,
Acting General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-04401 Filed 3-1-24; 8:45 am]
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