Election Assistance Commission
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The Election Assistance Commission is an independent U.S. federal agency responsible for improving the administration, security, and accessibility of elections nationwide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Election Assistance Commission canonical | 4 |
| United States Election Assistance Commission | 3 |
| U.S. Election Assistance Commission | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States government agency
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independent federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EAC ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Standards development organizations for voting systems ⓘ |
| commissionersConfirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateFormed | 2002 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Help America Vote Act
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surface form:
Help America Vote Act of 2002
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| focusesOn |
accessibility for voters with disabilities
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improving voter confidence in elections ⓘ |
| fullName |
Election Assistance Commission
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surface form:
United States Election Assistance Commission
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| fundingSource | federal appropriations ⓘ |
| governanceStructure | bipartisan commission ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCommissioners | 4 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.eac.gov ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Silver Spring, Maryland
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Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
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| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalBasis | Public Law 107-252 ⓘ |
| monitors | state compliance with certain Help America Vote Act requirements ⓘ |
| oversees |
distribution of Help America Vote Act funds
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federal voting system certification program ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
ensure accessible, secure, and accurate elections
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improve the administration of elections for federal office ⓘ |
| provides |
guidance to states on election best practices
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resources for voters with disabilities ⓘ |
| publishes |
Election Administration and Voting Survey
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Voluntary Voting System Guidelines ⓘ |
| responsibility |
administering federal funds to states for election improvements
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collecting and reporting election data ⓘ conducting research on election administration ⓘ improving election accessibility ⓘ improving election security ⓘ improving the administration of federal elections ⓘ maintaining the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines ⓘ serving as a national clearinghouse of information on election administration ⓘ testing and certifying voting systems ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
election administration
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election security ⓘ voter access ⓘ voting technology ⓘ |
| supervises | federal voting system test laboratories ⓘ |
| typeOfAgency | independent bipartisan commission ⓘ |
| worksWith |
United States Department of Homeland Security
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surface form:
Department of Homeland Security
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Justice
local election officials ⓘ state election officials ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
United States Election Assistance Commission
subject surface form:
Help America Vote Act
Election Assistance Commission
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Election Assistance Commission
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this entity surface form:
United States Election Assistance Commission
Title II Commission and Federal Election Assistance
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Election Assistance Commission
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this entity surface form:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
this entity surface form:
United States Election Assistance Commission
this entity surface form:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission