Notice2023-25130
Request for Comment: 2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey
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Published
November 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Election Assistance Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the EAC announces an information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. The EAC intends to submit this proposed information collection (2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey, or EAVS) to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for approval. The 2024 EAVS asks election officials questions concerning voting and election administration, including the following topics: Voter registration; overseas and military voting; voting by mail; early in- person voting; polling operations; provisional voting; voter participation; election technology; election policy; and other related issues.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78347-78348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25130]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Request for Comment: 2024 Election Administration and Voting
Survey
AGENCY: Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Notice, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the EAC
announces an information collection and seeks public comment on the
provisions thereof. The EAC intends to submit this proposed information
collection (2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey, or EAVS) to
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for approval. The
2024 EAVS asks election officials questions concerning voting and
election administration, including the following topics: Voter
registration; overseas and military voting; voting by mail; early in-
person voting; polling operations; provisional voting; voter
participation; election technology; election policy; and other related
issues.
DATES: Comments must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern on Monday, January
15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed information collection should be
submitted electronically via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (docket ID:
EAC-2023-0008). Written comments on the proposed information collection
can also be sent to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 633 3rd
Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: EAVS.To obtain a free
copy of the draft survey instrument: (1) Download a copy at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (docket ID: EAC-2023-0008); or (2) write to the EAC
(including your address and phone number) at U.S. Election Assistance
Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn:
EAVS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond Williams at 202-924-0794, or
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8dffe8fee8ecffeee5cde8eceea3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="17657264727665747f5772767439707861">[email protected]</span></a>; U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 633 3rd
Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: 2024 Election Administration and Voting
Survey; OMB Number Pending.
Purpose: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal Agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
includes Agency requests or requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed
collection of information, including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to
OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the EAC is
publishing notice of the proposed collection of information set forth
in this document.
Background: The EAC issues the EAVS to meet its obligations under
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to serve as a national
clearinghouse and resource for the compilation of information with
respect to the administration of Federal elections; to fulfill both the
EAC and the Department of Defense Federal Voting Assistance Program's
(FVAP) data collection requirements under the Uniformed and Overseas
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA); and meet its National Voter
Registration Act (NVRA) mandate to collect information from states
concerning the impact of that statute on the administration of Federal
elections. In addition, under the NVRA, the EAC is responsible for
collecting information and reporting, biennially, to Congress on the
impact of that statute. 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.
States that respond to questions in this survey concerning voter
registration-related matters will meet their NVRA reporting
requirements under 52 U.S.C. 20508 and EAC regulations. Finally, UOCAVA
mandates that FVAP work with the EAC and chief state election officials
to develop standards for reporting UOCAVA voting information (52 U.S.C.
20302) and that FVAP will store the reported data and present the
findings within the congressionally-mandated report to the President
and Congress. Additionally, UOCAVA requires that ``not later than 90
days after the date of each regularly scheduled general election for
Federal office, each state and unit of local
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government which administered the election shall (through the state, in
the case of a unit of local government) submit a report to the EAC 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.'' States that complete and timely submit the UOCAVA section of
the survey to the EAC will fulfill their UOCAVA reporting requirement
under 52 U.S.C. 20302. In order to fulfill the above requirements, the
EAC is seeking information relating to the period from the Federal
general election day 2022 +1 through the November 2024 Federal general
election. The EAC will provide the data regarding UOCAVA voting to FVAP
after data collection is completed. This data sharing reduces burden on
local election offices because FVAP does not have to conduct its own
data collection to meet its reporting requirements.
Public Comments: Public comments are invited on:
<bullet> Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility;
<bullet> The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection;
<bullet> Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection
on respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your submitted comments, including your personal
information, will be available for public review.
Affected Public (Respondents): State or local governments, the
District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana
Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Affected Public: State or local government.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden per Response: 90 hours per collection, 45 hours
annualized.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,040 hours per collection,
2,520 hours annualized.
Frequency: Biennially.
Camden Kelliher,
Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-25130 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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