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THE U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE 

COMMISSION

FISCAL YEAR 2014

ANNUAL GRANT EXPENDITURE REPORT

September 1, 2015
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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). EAC has 

administered nearly $3.3 billion in Federal funds to States and other eligible entities 

since its inception. 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, 2014, a total of $3,253,202,8571has 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 

$3,080,479,426 or 86% percent of total Federal funds and accrued interest available

under Sections 101, 102 and 251 of HAVA (See Attachment A for graph of total

spending by State).

 

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

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 251 Requirements Payments

Supports States in becoming compliant with Title III of HAVA as related to Voting Systems 

Standards, Provisional Voting, Voter Information, Statewide Voter Registration Database, Voter 

Identification for First-time Voters

Years: 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Amount: $2.604 billion Status: 85.5% Expended 

Funds available to States until expended

HAVA Section 101 Payments

Supports activities that improve the administration of Federal elections.

Year: 2003 Award amount: $349 million Status: 83% Expended 

Funds are available to States until expended
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EAC also currently has $2.3 Million available for new competitive, discretionary 

awards in the areas of Accessible Voting Technology and Logic and Accuracy Testing

and another $822,150 from the now closed Section 102 grants that is available to 

States pursuant to HAVA Section 251.

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, 2014, States reported total expenditures of

$329,241,043 or 83% percent of the funds awarded and corresponding accrued 

interest. Twenty one (21) 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 Total Section 101 HAVA Funds as of September 30, 2014

State

Total Section 101 

Funds Received Interest Earned Expenditures Balance

Alabama 4,989,605 358,904 4,949,904 398,605

Alaska 5,000,000 684,618 5,000,000 684,618 

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 -

California 26,804,708 2,608,781 25,943,208 

 3,470,281 

Colorado 4,860,306 1,035,340 5,535,203 

 360,442 

Connecticut

 5,000,000 682,868 5,682,868 -

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

District of Columbia 5,000,000 406,597 4,367,621 1,038,976 

Florida 14,447,580 1,726,062 13,752,024 2,421,618 

Georgia 7,816,328 690,959 9,029,927 (522,640)

Guam 1,000,000 12,773 1,012,773 (0)

Hawaii

 5,000,000 1,275,192 2,884,291 3,390,901 

Idaho 5,000,000 1,753,760 4,565,727 2,188,033 
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Illinois 11,129,030 1,239,582 11,823,471 545,140 

Indiana 6,230,481 938,781 7,182,922 (13,660)

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

Kansas 5,000,000 1,304,051 2,586,393 3,717,658 

Kentucky 4,699,196 968,760 2,094,216 3,573,740 

Louisiana 4,911,421 936,940 5,848,361 -

Maine 5,000,000 640,464 4,354,267 1,286,196 

Maryland 5,636,731 879,058 5,926,755 589,034 

Massachusetts 6,590,381 904,363 7,494,744 -

Michigan 9,207,323 1,502,069 2,194,720 8,514,672 

Minnesota 5,313,786 64,724 5,378,510 -

Mississippi

 3,673,384 443,500 4,116,884 -

Missouri

 5,875,170 1,130,012 5,685,140 1,320,042 

Montana 5,000,000 386,246 5,169,394 216,852 

Nebraska 5,000,000 998,292 5,998,292 -

Nevada 5,000,000 452,843 5,452,843 -

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 -

New York 16,494,325 3,241,196 15,597,119 4,138,402 

North Carolina 7,887,740 757,247 9,501,092 (856,105)

North Dakota

 5,000,000 63,997 5,063,997 -

Ohio 10,384,931 426,837 10,811,768 -

Oklahoma 5,000,000 345,054 5,106,733 238,321 

Oregon 4,203,776 59,199 4,262,975 -

Pennsylvania 11,323,168 1,301,492 12,624,660 -

Puerto Rico 3,151,144 327,023 3,460,820 17,347 

Rhode Island 5,000,000 140,275 5,140,275 -

South Carolina 4,652,412 868,899 5,032,610 488,701

South Dakota 5,000,000 1,694,332 1,923,599 4,770,733 

Tennessee 6,004,507 1,010,974 4,234,540 2,780,941 

Texas 17,206,595 3,536,056 11,953,495 8,789,156 

Utah 3,090,943 560,042 3,632,969 18,016 

Vermont

 5,000,000 580,051 5,580,051 -

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 -

West Virginia 2,977,057 104,747 3,081,804 -

Wisconsin 5,694,036 1,749,395 4,695,340 2,748,091 

Wyoming 5,000,000 1,507,804 5,133,044 1,374,760 

348,646,145* 48,250,697 329,241,043 67,655,800

*Reflects a deobligation of $536,122 as a result of an Audit finding.-total awarded was 349,182,267
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HAVA SECTION 251 Funds

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

by formula based on a percentage equal to the quotient of the voting age population 

of the State and the total voting age population of all States. HAVA requires that 

States deposit Section 251 money in the interest bearing state election accounts. 

 

As of the September 30, 2014, thirteen (13) States have reported using 100 percent 

(including interest) and another 22 States reported using at least 90 percent of their 

funds and interest. States reported cumulative expenditures of $2,451,658,222

(86% percent of funds and accrued interest) through September 30, 2014. This 

reflects total spending level for FY 2014 of $75.5 million, up from $65 million in 

2013. Table 2 provides a full accounting of expenditures by State.

Table 2 Total Section 251 HAVA Funds as of September 30, 2014

State

Total Section 251 

Funds Received Interest Earned Total Expenditures

Balance of Funds 

and Interest*

ALABAMA $40,227,863 $2,258,976 $35,307,982 $7,178,856

ALASKA $13,021,803 $2,599,925 $11,470,484 $4,151,244

AMERICAN SAMOA $2,319,361 $292,118 $2,505,381 $106,098

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

ARKANSAS $24,233,666 $2,295,272 $24,093,528 $2,435,410

CALIFORNIA $296,375,483 $41,765,845 $249,233,869 $88,907,459

COLORADO $38,767,048 $4,669,009 $41,700,737 $1,735,321

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 $1,874,044 $4,079,623 $10,816,224

FLORIDA $148,555,207 $20,781,769 $126,002,159 $43,334,817

GEORGIA $70,674,392 $754,553 $67,870,702 $3,558,242

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

HAWAII $13,028,257 $972,346 $11,033,497 $2,967,106

IDAHO $13,021,803 $1,266,518 $14,202,927 $85,394

ILLINOIS $110,593,988 $9,194,546 $113,103,733 $6,684,800

INDIANA $54,440,282 $2,280,602 $56,590,567 $130,316

IOWA $26,645,880 $1,464,690 $28,083,331 $27,240
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KANSAS $24,022,045 $2,218,909 $29,900,674 -$3,659,720

KENTUCKY $36,901,642 $4,337,967 $30,042,115 $11,197,493

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

MAINE $13,021,803 $1,520,268 $13,720,001 $822,071

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

MASSACHUSETTS $57,005,182 $9,866,773 $21,307,651 $45,564,304

MICHIGAN $88,535,685 $7,265,664 $69,535,049 $26,266,300

MINNESOTA $43,940,883 $3,741,265 $47,694,503 -$12,354

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

MISSOURI $50,394,880 $4,218,205 $51,898,287 $2,714,798

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

NEBRASKA $15,435,005 $1,046,168 $16,481,173 $0

NEVADA $18,155,632 $1,254,794 $18,297,572 $1,112,854

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

NEW JERSEY $76,324,886 $5,806,675 $71,908,652 $10,222,909

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

NEW YORK $172,076,865 $32,921,244 $189,992,774 $15,005,335

NORTH CAROLINA $73,421,775 $7,181,834 $76,659,083 $3,944,526

NORTH DAKOTA $13,028,257 $1,352,910 $11,683,765 $2,697,402

OHIO $102,023,464 $6,299,069 $106,629,219 $1,693,314

OKLAHOMA $30,200,723 $3,619,545 $14,811,904 $19,008,363

OREGON $31,243,106 $3,712,508 $27,442,860 $7,512,753

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

PUERTO RICO $5,868,252 $201,100 $1,521,716 $4,547,636

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

SOUTH CAROLINA $36,384,617 $901,442 $37,282,101 $3,958

SOUTH DAKOTA $13,021,803 $2,225,193 $8,979,663 $6,267,333

TENNESSEE $46,236,130 $6,277,405 $29,868,808 $22,644,727

TEXAS $180,251,801 $12,369,619 $187,844,586 $4,776,834

UTAH $18,481,440 $671,156 $18,048,181 $1,104,415

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

VIRGIN ISLANDS $2,319,361 $154,832 $1,923,280 $550,913

VIRGINIA $64,499,288 $8,005,303 $54,077,201 $18,427,390

WASHINGTON $52,928,051 $6,431,003 $53,587,175 $5,771,879

WEST VIRGINIA $17,184,961 $1,147,869 $16,504,355 $1,828,475

WISCONSIN $48,296,088 $3,520,873 $48,296,088 $3,520,873

WYOMING $13,028,257 $938,634 $13,788,383 $178,508

Total $2,592,368,006 $274,361,528 $2,451,658,222 $415,071,310

*Negative balances indicate that States have expended state matching in addition to spending all Federal 

funds.
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Attachment A