Notice2026-07930
Agency Information Collection Activities: 2026 Election Administration and Voting Survey
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Published
April 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Election Assistance Commission
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) announces an information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. The EAC intends to submit this proposed information collection (2026 Election Administration and Voting Survey, or EAVS) to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for approval. The 2026 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 91, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 21802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07930]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: 2026 Election
Administration and Voting Survey
AGENCY: Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Election Assistance Commission (EAC) announces an information
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. The EAC
intends to submit this proposed information collection (2026 Election
Administration and Voting Survey, or EAVS) to the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget for approval. The 2026 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: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 25, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed information collection should be
sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection request
by selecting ``Office of Personnel Management'' under ``Currently Under
Review,'' then check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
Obtaining a Copy of the Survey: To obtain a free copy of the draft
survey instrument: 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-2026-0166); or (2) send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2c0d7c1d7d3c0d1daf2d7d3d19cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ccbea9bfa9adbeafa48ca9adafe2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>, Subject:
2026 EAVS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to this
information collection activities, please contact Raymond Williams at
202-924-0794, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81f3e4f2e4e0f3e2e9c1e4e0e2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="03716670666271606b436662602d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>; U.S. Election Assistance
Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Public comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) 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.
Title and OMB Number: 2026 Election Administration and Voting
Survey; OMB Number Pending.
Needs and Uses: 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 is 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 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 2024 +1 through the
November 2026 Federal general election. The EAC will provide the data
regarding UOCAVA voting to FVAP after data collection is completed.
This data sharing reduces the burden on local election offices because
FVAP does not have to conduct its own data collection to meet its
reporting requirements.
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.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden per Response: 83 hours per collection, 41.5 hours
annualized.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,648 hours per collection,
2,324 hours annualized.
Frequency: Biennially.
Seton Parsons
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-07930 Filed 4-22-26; 8:45 am]
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