The proposed information collection is
necessary to meet requirements of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301). HAVA §241 requires the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission (EAC) to study and report on election
activities, practices, policies, and procedures, including methods
of voter registration, methods of conducting provisional voting,
poll worker recruitment and training, and such other matters as the
Commission determines are appropriate. In addition, HAVA §802
transferred to the EAC the Federal Election Commission's
responsibility of biennially administering a survey on the impact
of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1
et seq.). The information the States are required to submit to the
EAC for purposes of the NVRA report are found under Title 11 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (11 CFR 8.7). HAVA §703(a) also amended
§102 the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voters Act
(UOCAVA) (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) by requiring 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 Election
Assistance Commission (established under the Help America Vote Act
of 2002) 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." In October 2009,
the President signed into law the MOVE Act (Military and Overseas
Voter Empowerment) as part of the National Defense Authorization
Act of FY 2010 (PL 111-84). MOVE is intended to make it easier for
absentee military troops and other overseas citizen voters to
register and vote, and to help ensure that their ballots arrive in
time to be counted. The MOVE Act requires state election officials
to provide a number of new services, including online access to
registration and ballot request forms, electronic options for blank
ballot delivery, downloadable write-in ballots in case of late
ballot arrival and voter status tracking services. Many of these
services must be implemented by the November 2010 election. MOVE
requires the EAC to report on the number of UOCAVA ballots
transmitted and received.
US Code:
42 USC 1973gg-1 et seq. Name of Law: National Voter
Registration Act
US Code: 42
USC 1973ff-1 Name of Law: Uniformed and Overseas Citizen
Absentee Voters Act
US Code: 42
USC 15301 Name of Law: Help America Vote Act of 2002
Even though additional
questions were incorporated from the FVAP LEO survey, at this stage
respondents are familiar with the survey and the questions, so it
takes them less time to review and respond. Additionally, the EAC
created an EAVS database, so instead of creating it each time we
receive the responses, data is simply entered in to the
database.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form EAC-RS01 2006 Election Administration and Voting Survey
Justification for Non-Substantive Change (1).pdf
2014_EAVS_-_Supporting_Statement_A.docx
2006 Election Administration and Voting Survey