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 legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-02-07 monographic deposited born digital 65 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-247 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-247 P0b002ee1803843e1 f:d06247 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-247 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-247 GAO-06-247 Data integrity Elections Electronic forms Federal law Federal/state relations Mechanization Database management systems Electronic records management Voter eligibility Voter registration Other Written Product A46417 The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) was enacted in part to help ensure that only eligible persons are registered to vote. Under HAVA, as of January 1, 2004, states were to create computerized statewide voter registration lists to serve as official rosters of legally registered voters for elections for federal office. States, however, were given the option to seek a waiver to postpone implementation of HAVA provisions until 2006. All but nine states did so. This report discusses the experiences of the nine states that were subject to the original HAVA deadline--Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Minnesota, South Carolina, South Dakota, and West Virginia. The report describes actions election officials in these states reported taking to meet specific HAVA requirements--as applicable to their states--for (1) establishing computerized statewide voter registration lists and (2) verifying the accuracy of information on voter registration applications and maintaining accurate computerized voter lists. GAO is also reporting what states said about challenges they faced and lessons learned implementing the requirements. Draft sections of this report were reviewed by the nine states; the Election Assistance Commission, which was responsible for coordinating HAVA waivers; and the Department of Justice. GAO incorporated technical comments, as appropriate. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-247/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-247.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-247/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-247.pdf GAO-06-247 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-247 Other Written Product GAO-06-247; Election Reform: Nine States' Experiences Implementing Federal Requirements for Computerized Statewide Voter Registration Lists; Data integrity Elections Electronic forms Federal law Federal/state relations Mechanization Database management systems Electronic records management Voter eligibility Voter registration Volume 107 Page 77 107 Stat. 77 Volume 116 Page 1666 116 Stat. 1666 Volume 119 Page 302 119 Stat. 302 Public Law 103-31 Public Law 109-13