Editing Election Assistance Commission (section)

==Responsibilities==
The EAC is tasked with performing a number of election-related duties including:<ref>[http://www.eac.gov/about_the_eac/ EAC Divisions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617035100/http://www.eac.gov/about_the_eac/ |date=June 17, 2010 }}, see HAVA Sections 202, 205–209, 221–222, 231, 241–247, 801–804, and 902 and at [[National Voter Registration Act of 1993|NVRA]] Section 9</ref>
* creating and maintaining the [[Voluntary Voting System Guidelines]]
* creating a national program for the testing, certification, and decertification of voting systems
* maintaining the National Mail Voter Registration Form required by the [[National Voter Registration Act of 1993]] (NVRA)
* reporting to Congress every two years on the effects of the NVRA on elections
* administering federal funds to States for HAVA requirements
* administering federal funds for the development of innovative election technology, including pilot programs to test election technology
* studying and reporting best practices of effective administration
* communicating information on laws, technologies, procedures, studies, and data related to the administration of federal elections to those responsible for formulating or implementing election law and procedures, to the media, and to other interested persons

The HAVA requires the EAC will create voluntary guidelines for voting systems, maintaining a clearinghouse of information regarding election administration procedures including testing and certification of election equipment, and administering the Election Assistance and Help America Vote Programs.

The EAC publishes the Election Administration and Voting Survey, a study examining how states administer federal elections, every two years.<ref name="r631">{{cite web | last=Leppert | first=Rebecca | title=Key facts about U.S. poll workers | website=Pew Research Center | date=2024-07-25 | url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/25/key-facts-about-us-poll-workers/ | access-date=2024-09-01}}</ref>