2020 Election Administration and Voting Survey

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 1 2020 Election Administration and Voting Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2020_EAVS_CLEAN DRAFT_for 30 day public comment.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-03-26	Available
2020_EAVS_Policy Survey_CLEAN DRAFT for 30 day public comment.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-03-26	Available
30 Day Notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-02-11	Available
2020_EAVS_Supporting_Statement_B_Revised Per OMB request_Final.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2020-03-26	Available
2020_EAVS_Supporting_Statement_A_Revised per OMB request_Final.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-03-26	Available
60 Day Notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-02-07	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
209902	2020 Election Administration and Voting Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3265-0006	ICR Reference No: 202002-3265-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201708-3265-001
Agency/Subagency: EAC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 2020 Election Administration and Voting Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/30/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/11/2020
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved based on the revised materials provided by the Agency.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2021
Responses	56	0	55
Time Burden (Hours)	5,656	0	5,060
Cost Burden (Dollars)	63,423	0	115,722

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Abstract: The proposed information collection is necessary to meet requirements of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 (52 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) (52 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) (52 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 had to be implemented by the November 2010 election. MOVE requires the EAC to report on the number of UOCAVA ballots transmitted and received.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 52 USC 1973gg-1 et seq. Name of Law: National Voter Registration Act
   US Code: 52 USC 1973ff-1 Name of Law: Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voters Act
   US Code: 52 USC 15301 Name of Law: Help America Vote Act of 2002
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 53709	10/08/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 7758	02/11/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2020 Election Administration and Voting Survey	1, 2	2020 EAVS for Final OMB Submission ,   2020 EAVS Policy Survey for Final OMB Submission

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	56	55	0	1	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,656	5,060	0	596	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	63,423	115,722	0	-52,299	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The addition of a new respondent, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, increased the total annual time burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $551,500

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/11/2020

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