United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-24 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2008-03-19 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-316107 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-316107 P0b002ee18fd4bd90 f:316107 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-316107 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-316107 B-316107 Comptroller General Decision

Section 251 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 42 U.S.C. sect. 15401, authorizes the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to provide payments to states for a variety of enumerated purposes, including procurement of HAVA-compliant voting systems to improve the administration of federal elections. HAVA leaves to the states what type of voting equipment the individual states should use, as long as the equipment complies with HAVA. At issue in this decision is whether under section 251 of HAVA a state may fund the replacement of HAVA-compliant voting systems, originally purchased with HAVA funds, with a different kind of HAVA-compliant voting system. We conclude that EAC's proposed policy to permit such expenses is within EAC's discretion in its exercise of statutory authority under HAVA. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-316107/html/GAOREPORTS-B-316107.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-316107/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-316107.pdf GAO/B-316107 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-316107 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-316107; B-316107, Election Assistance Commission--Availability of Funds for Purchase of Replacement Voting Equipment, March 19, 2008; Title 42 Section 15301--15545 Title 42 Section 15301-15306 Title 42 Section 15401-15402 Title 42 Section 15403--15404 42 U.S.C. 15301--15545 42 U.S.C. 15301-15306 42 U.S.C. 15401-15402 42 U.S.C. 15403--15404 Volume 116 Page 1666 116 Stat. 1666 Volume 117 Page 11 117 Stat. 11 Volume 118 Page 3 118 Stat. 3 Volume 121 Page 1844 121 Stat. 1844 Public Law 107-252 Public Law 108-7 Public Law 108-199 Public Law 110-161