Reports

We recommend that EAC confirm that the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office implements corrective action to address recommendation 8 in Report Number 21-11 issued by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts.

We recommend that EAC calculate lost interest due to the untimely deposit of 2018 and 2020 Election Security funds and ensure any amounts due are deposited into to the election fund.

We recommend that EAC require the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office to reconcile interest earned reported by the Georgia Office of the State Treasurer and interest earned recorded on the general ledger and correct any impacted financial reports for the reissued Section 101, reissued Section 251, and Election Security awards.

We recommend that EAC require the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office to assess, and update as necessary, the policies and procedures in place to ensure interest is earned on grant funds and accurately reported on financial reports.

We recommend that EAC determine the allowability of $10,000 in unsupported questioned costs under the Election Security award and recover any amount that is unallowable.