U.S. Election Assistance Commission 2025 Annual Report - Election Technology and Security - Executive Summary

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U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) 2025 Annual Report details agency activities during FY 2025 and the 2025 calendar year, aligned with its mission to make elections safe, secure, accurate, and accessible. The report describes milestones in election technology testing and certification, support for election officials and voters, and progress toward VVSG 2.0 and VVSG 2.1 standards. It also outlines grant administration, stakeholder engagement, communications efforts, and oversight of advisory boards, with required reporting to Congress under HAVA.

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Executive Summary

About the EAC

Recommendations

Election Technology and Security

Assisting Election Officials and Voters

Stakeholder Engagement, Outreach, and Events

Administering Grant Funds

Communicating with Election Officials, Voters, and Stakeholders

Advisory Boards

Appendix

U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 2025 Annual Report [EAC.gov](EAC.gov) Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 ABOUT THE EAC 9 Meet the Commissioners 10 Chairman’s Message 11 Commissioner Stakeholder Engagement 17 Executive Director’s Letter 18 EAC Staff 20 EAC Appropriations 22 General Counsel Updates 23 Votes Taken by the Commission 23 Executive Order (EO) 14248 on Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections 24 RECOMMENDATIONS 25 ELECTION TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY 34 Testing and Certification and the First Voting Systems Certified to VVSG 2.0 35 Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program (ESTEP) 37 Quality Monitoring and Field Services Program 40 ASSISTING ELECTION OFFICIALSAND VOTERS 42 Training for Election Officials 43 Clearinghouse Community 46 Election Official Resources 47 Accessibility 51 Election Administration Research and Data 53 2024 Clearinghouse Awards 58 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, OUTREACH, AND EVENTS 63 Election Official Engagement 64 EAC Event Highlights 65 Promoting Poll Worker Recruitment 67 EAC Stakeholder Engagement Events 70 ADMINISTERING GRANT FUNDS 71 HAVA Grant Program Funding 72 Election Security Grant Total Expenditures 73 COMMUNICATING WITH ELECTION OFFICIALS, VOTERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS 74 [Vote.gov](Vote.gov) 75 EAC Website and Social Media Statistics 75 Press Releases, Requests, and Press Mentions 76 EAC Newsletter 77 Congressional Inquiries 77 Other Reporting 79 ADVISORY BOARDS 80 Board of Advisors 82 The Technical Guidelines Development Committee 83 Standards Board 84 Local Leadership Council 86 FACA Board Members 88 APPENDIX 105 Election Security 106 Section 101 109 251 Requirement Payments 110 Executive Summary Executive Summary As the only federal agency solely focused on election administration, the EAC works to test and certify the nation’selection equipment, support election officials, and serve voters. Ultimately the agency’s focus is to make elections safe, secure, accurate, and accessible. Per Section 207 of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the U. S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is required to submit an Annual Report to Congress. This report details the agency’s activities during FY 2025, as well as the 2025 calendar year, and our efforts to further the mission of the EAC. The EAC’s contributions and accomplishments helped support successfully administered elections in 2024 and 2025. Election Technology and Security During FY 2025, the EAC’s Election Technology Office achieved significant milestones in support of testing and certifying the nation’s voting equipment. A major highlight was the certification of two voting systems to the latest Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) available— Mission: To improve the administration of federal elections. Vision: Instill confidence and trust in elections that are safe, secure, accurate, accessible, and conducted with the highest standards of integrity. VVSG 2.0. Due to significant investment and dedication of EAC staff, the agency met and exceeded expectations and timelines shared with the public. As of December 2025, there are five additional systems in test to VVSG 2.0 and the EAC will continue progress toward their certification throughout 2026. These are important steps toward seeing 2.0 systems in voting locations nationwide. Through this process, the EAC completed the biennial review of Voting System Test Laboratories (VSTL) accreditation. This includes review of materials and EAC Commissioner Christy McCormick recites the Pledge of Allegiance with California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber (left) and attendees of the EAC and Vet the Vote’s Poll Workers Helping Americans Vote event by the USS Iowa. Photo credit: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on-site visits to make sure appropriate testing processes and procedures are in place. The Testing and Cert

FAQs

What is the purpose of the EAC’s Annual Report to Congress?

Under Section 207 of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the EAC is required to submit an Annual Report to Congress. The report summarizes the agency’s activities during FY 2025 and the 2025 calendar year and supports the EAC mission.

What progress did the EAC make on VVSG 2.0 and VVSG 2.1?

During FY 2025, the EAC certified two voting systems to VVSG 2.0 and continued progress on additional systems through 2026. The EAC also worked with stakeholders and NIST to draft VVSG 2.1 and convened meetings of the Technical Guidelines Development Committee to gather feedback.

How does the EAC support election officials and voters?

The report describes no-cost training and resources for election officials and voters, along with programs such as the Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program (ESTEP) and Field Services. Field Services provides ongoing post-certification support through communications, briefings, and processing of hash value requests.

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