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THE U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

ANNUAL GRANT EXPENDITURE REPORT

FISCAL YEAR 2015

March 2016
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Overview

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was created by Congress in 2002 to 

improve the administration of elections for Federal offices through funding, guidance 

and policy development under the 

Help America Vote Act of 2002 

(HAVA). HAVA funds support State

and local voting districts in upgrading 

systems for casting votes, registering 

voters in statewide voter registration databases, providing provisional voting options, 

and implementing other improvements to the administration of Federal elections that 

include training for election officials and poll workers, polling place accessibility

improvements, and information on how and where to vote.

Grants Expenditure Summary

Through September 30, 2015, a total of $3,247,294,6451has been made available 

to the 50 States, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands (hereinafter 

referred to as States) under HAVA. States have reported total expenditures of 

$3,197,438,400 or 89% percent of total Federal funds and accrued interest available

under Sections 101, 102 and 251 of HAVA (See Attachment A).

 

1 This includes $300.3 million in Section 102 funds that were appropriated for the replacement of punch card 

or lever voting machines. Thirty States received Section 102 funds. States were required to expend funds 

under this section by November 2010 and return any remaining funds to EAC for disbursement as Section 251 

funds.

Election Reform—Formula Funds

HAVA Section 101 Payments

Supports activities that improve the administration of Federal elections.

Year: 2003 Award amount: $349 million Status: 85% Expended 

Funds are available to States until expended

HAVA Section 251 Requirements Payments

Supports States in becoming compliant with Title III of HAVA 

Years: 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Amount: $2.604 billion Status: 89% Expended 

Funds available to States until expended

EAC has administered nearly $3.3 

billion in Federal funds to States and 

other eligible entities since its inception.
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HAVA SECTION 101 Funds

A total of $349,182,267 was disbursed to States in 2003 under Section 101 of 

HAVA, which provided funds to States for activities to improve the administration of 

Federal elections. As of September 30, 2015, States reported total expenditures of 

$338,048,344 or 85% percent of the funds awarded and accrued interest. Twenty

three (23) States have spent all of their Section 101 funds and interest and another

14 States have spent at least 90 percent of their funds. Table 1 provides a full 

accounting of expenditures by State.

Table 1 Section 101 HAVA Funds as of September 30, 2015

State

Total Section 101

Funds Received Interest Earned Expenditures Balance

Alabama $4,989,605 $445,493 $4,807,364 $627,735

Alaska $5,000,000 $652,810 $5,000,000 $652,810

American Samoa $1,000,000 $66,224 $1,000,000 $66,224

Arizona* $5,451,369 $1,010,134 $2,095,600 $4,365,903

Arkansas $3,593,165 $226,288 $3,819,453 $0

California $26,804,708 $2,617,759 $26,250,396 $3,172,071

Colorado $4,860,306 $1,043,874 $5,587,361 $316,818

Connecticut $5,000,000 $682,868 $5,682,868 $0

Delaware* $5,000,000 $472,080 $5,467,766 $4,314

District of Columbia $5,000,000 $408,108 $5,000,000 $408,108

Florida $14,447,580 $1,761,907 $13,771,795 $2,437,692

Georgia $7,816,328 $697,814 $8,596,161 -$82,019

Guam $1,000,000 $12,773 $1,012,773 $0

Hawaii $5,000,000 $1,320,346 $2,980,533 $3,339,814

Idaho $5,000,000 $1,807,418 $6,807,418 $0

Illinois $11,129,030 $1,241,700 $11,833,832 $536,898

Indiana $6,230,481 $938,781 $7,196,262 -$27,000

Iowa* $5,000,000 $684,225 $5,449,329 $234,896

Kansas $5,000,000 $1,310,653 $2,916,433 $3,394,220

Kentucky $4,699,196 $971,742 $2,508,325 $3,162,613

Louisiana $4,911,421 $935,334 $5,846,755 $0

Maine $5,000,000 $608,534 $4,647,246 $961,288

Maryland $5,636,731 $875,980 $6,078,722 $433,989

Massachusetts $6,590,381 $904,363 $7,494,744 $0
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Table 1 Cont. 2015 Section 101 HAVA Funds as of September 30, 2015

State

Total Section 101

Funds Received Interest Earned Expenditures Balance

Michigan $9,207,323 $1,513,968 $2,194,720 $8,526,570

Minnesota $5,313,786 $64,724 $5,378,510 $0

Mississippi $3,673,384 $443,500 $4,116,884 $0

Missouri $5,875,170 $945,672 $6,693,768 $127,074

Montana $5,000,000 $389,141 $5,277,221 $111,920

Nebraska $5,000,000 $998,292 $5,998,292 $0

Nevada $5,000,000 $452,843 $5,452,843 $0

New Hampshire* $5,000,000 $1,137,916 $2,087,863 $4,050,053

New Jersey $8,141,208 $650,000 $8,167,547 $623,661

New Mexico $5,000,000 $292,244 $5,292,244 $0

New York $16,494,325 $3,258,502 $15,629,062 $4,123,765

North Carolina $7,887,740 $719,611 $9,495,422 -$888,071

North Dakota $5,000,000 $63,997 $5,063,997 $0

Ohio $10,384,931 $426,837 $10,811,768 $0

Oklahoma $5,000,000 $349,057 $5,109,818 $239,239

Oregon $4,203,776 $59,199 $4,262,975 $0

Pennsylvania* $11,323,168 $1,301,492 $12,624,660 $0

Puerto Rico $3,151,144 $327,023 $3,447,240 $30,927

Rhode Island $5,000,000 $140,275 $5,140,275 $0

South Carolina $4,652,412 $872,041 $5,258,794 $265,658

South Dakota $5,000,000 $1,865,665 $2,906,831 $3,958,834

Tennessee $6,004,507 $1,013,414 $4,668,031 $2,349,890

Texas $17,206,595 $3,568,968 $13,633,597 $7,141,966

Utah $3,090,943 $560,156 $3,651,099 $0

Vermont $5,000,000 $580,051 $5,580,051 $0

Virgin Islands* $1,000,000 $21,806 $999,018 $22,788

Virginia $7,105,890 $1,130,578 $7,637,378 $599,090

Washington $6,098,449 $259,047 $6,357,496 $0

West Virginia $2,977,057 $104,747 $3,081,804 $0

Wisconsin $5,694,036 $1,752,247 $4,978,961 $2,467,321

Wyoming $5,000,000 $1,543,659 $5,199,041 $1,344,617

 $348,646,145** $48,503,878 $338,048,344 $59,101,679 

*2015 financial reports have not yet been submitted--2014 expenditures levels reported here.

**Reflects a deobligation of $536,122 as a result of an Audit finding. Total awarded was 349,182,267.

Note: Negative balances indicate that States have expended state matching in addition to spending all 

Federal funds
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HAVA SECTION 251 Funds

Section 251 funds, known as Requirements Payments, were distributed to the States 

using a formula based on a percentage 

equal to the quotient of the voting age 

population of each State and the total voting 

age population of all States. HAVA requires 

that States deposit Section 251 money in 

interest bearing state election accounts. 

As of the September 2015, Ten (10) States 

have reported using 100 percent of their 

HAVA Requirements Payment funds (including interest) while another 24 States 

reported using almost 90 percent of their funds and interest. States reported 

cumulative expenditures of $2,559,820,225 (86% percent of funds and accrued 

interest) through September 30, 2015 (See Table 2)

Table 2 Section 251 HAVA Funds as of September 30, 2015

State

Total Section 251 

Funds Received Interest Earned Total Expenditures

Balance of Funds 

and Interest2

ALABAMA $40,227,863 $2,486,471 $39,824,971 $2,889,363

ALASKA $13,021,803 $2,644,284 $12,192,872 $3,473,215

AMERICAN SAMOA $2,490,652 $292,118 $2,505,381 $277,389

ARIZONA $45,516,688 $5,438,176 $49,179,627 $1,775,238

ARKANSAS * $24,233,666 $2,500,856 $25,124,459 $1,610,063

CALIFORNIA $296,375,482 $42,166,410 $280,364,188 $58,177,705

COLORADO $38,767,048 $4,686,455 $42,024,447 $1,429,056

CONNECTICUT $31,095,158 $3,607,104 $33,092,005 $1,610,256

DELAWARE* $13,021,803 $1,311,579 $13,004,721 $1,328,661

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $13,021,803 $1,904,604 $10,149,191 $4,777,216

FLORIDA $148,633,048 $21,733,507 $143,326,786 $27,039,768

GEORGIA $70,674,392 $754,430 $66,701,603 $4,727,219

GUAM $2,319,361 $48,049 $2,367,410 $0

 

2 Negative balances indicate that States have expended state matching in addition to spending all Federal funds.

With over 85% of HAVA Section 

251 expended, state spending is 

accelerating. In FY 2015 annual 

spending was $108 million, up 

from $75.5 million in 2014 and 

$65 million in 2013.
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Table 2 Cont. Section 251 HAVA Funds as of September 30, 2015

State

Total Section 251 

Funds Received Interest Earned Total Expenditures

Balance of Funds 

and Interest

HAWAII $13,028,257 $976,297 $11,937,648 $2,066,906

IDAHO $13,021,803 $1,267,652 $14,243,966 $45,489

ILLINOIS $110,593,988 $9,208,291 $117,446,540 $2,355,739

INDIANA $54,440,282 $2,280,602 $54,277,323 $2,443,561

IOWA* $26,645,880 $1,464,690 $28,083,331 $27,240

KANSAS $24,033,426 $2,222,954 $30,853,941 -$4,597,561

KENTUCKY $36,901,642 $4,421,500 $30,304,260 $11,018,881

LOUISIANA $39,350,512 $3,552,964 $42,903,476 $0

MAINE $13,021,803 $1,522,238 $14,398,763 $145,278

MARYLAND $47,663,156 $3,888,041 $51,527,784 $23,413

MASSACHUSETTS $57,005,182 $10,053,616 $22,343,759 $44,715,040

MICHIGAN $88,535,685 $7,286,592 $70,384,601 $25,437,676

MINNESOTA $43,962,194 $3,747,120 $48,180,437 -$471,123

MISSISSIPPI $25,152,465 $1,588,892 $26,741,357 $0

MISSOURI $50,394,880 $4,234,453 $53,652,234 $977,098

MONTANA $13,028,257 $618,633 $13,979,996 -$333,106

NEBRASKA $15,442,405 $1,046,167 $16,488,572 $0

NEVADA $18,155,632 $1,258,728 $17,882,670 $1,531,691

NEW HAMPSHIRE* $13,021,803 $2,236,212 $7,671,634 $7,586,381

NEW JERSEY $76,360,392 $5,807,374 $76,882,167 $5,285,599

NEW MEXICO $15,599,671 $271,854 $15,871,525 $0

NEW YORK $172,076,865 $32,936,224 $194,021,980 $10,991,109

NORTH CAROLINA $73,421,775 $7,202,871 $76,659,083 $3,965,563

NORTH DAKOTA $13,028,257 $1,354,370 $13,006,503 $1,376,124

OHIO $102,069,874 $6,304,474 $107,616,051 $758,297

OKLAHOMA $30,200,723 $3,763,721 $26,347,576 $7,616,867

OREGON $31,243,106 $3,755,463 $27,944,962 $7,053,607

PENNSYLVANIA* $112,821,809 $16,582,153 $123,275,965 $6,127,997

PUERTO RICO $5,868,252 $208,118 $1,503,921 $4,572,449

RHODE ISLAND $13,021,803 $485,182 $13,506,985 $0

SOUTH CAROLINA* $36,384,617 $903,394 $37,117,847 $170,164

SOUTH DAKOTA $13,021,803 $2,347,642 $9,771,273 $5,598,172

TENNESSEE $51,877,745 $6,355,592 $32,127,127 $26,106,211

TEXAS $180,251,805 $12,381,621 $192,786,497 -$153,071

UTAH $18,481,440 $676,642 $18,215,640 $942,442

VERMONT* $11,596,803 $3,054,249 $3,530,397 $11,120,655

VIRGIN ISLANDS* $2,319,361 $71,885 $1,832,412 $558,834

VIRGINIA $64,449,288 $9,259,683 $60,279,328 $13,429,644

WASHINGTON $52,928,051 $6,453,154 $55,434,180 $3,947,025

WEST VIRGINIA $17,184,961 $1,149,810 $16,780,545 $1,554,227

WISCONSIN $48,296,088 $3,526,370 $48,296,088 $3,526,369

WYOMING $13,028,257 $1,065,835 $13,852,252 $241,840

Total $2,598,330,763 $278,367,367 $2,559,820,255 $316,877,875

*2015 financial reports have not yet been submitted--2014 expenditures levels reported here.
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MASSACHUSETTS

VERMONT*

NEW HAMPSHIRE*

PUERTO RICO

SOUTH DAKOTA

TENNESSEE

MICHIGAN

KENTUCKY

HAWAII 

DIST. OF COLUMBIA

OKLAHOMA

ALASKA 

OREGON

VIRGIN ISLANDS

VIRGINIA

FLORIDA 

CALIFORNIA 

WISCONSIN

ARIZONA*

AMERICAN SAMOA

ILLINOIS

NEW YORK STATE

WYOMING

ALABAMA 

NORTH DAKOTA

WASHINGTON

DELAWARE*

WEST VIRGINIA

NEVADA

NEW JERSEY

MAINE

GEORGIA 

ARKANSAS 

CONNECTICUT 

PENNSYLVANIA*

NORTH CAROLINA

COLORADO 

TEXAS

INDIANA

UTAH

SOUTH CAROLINA

MISSOURI

MARYLAND

IOWA*

OHIO

IDAHO 

RHODE ISLAND

NEBRASKA

MONTANA

MINNESOTA

LOUISIANA

KANSAS

NEW MEXICO

MISSISSIPPI

Percent Funds Remaining

*Reporting 2014 expenditures- State has not yet submitted 2015 Reports.

Attachment A: HAVA Remaining Funds + Interest by State