Senate Oversight Hearing: Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

• •The EAC has distributed over $931 million in election security grants to states and territories since 2018.
• •The hearing was held on June 7, 2023, in the Russell Senate Office Building.
• •The EAC is tasked with establishing cybersecurity guidelines for voting systems and promoting election accessibility.
• •The committee identified new election threats including the targeting of election workers, the spread of disinformation, and the use of artificial intelligence to mislead voters.
• •The EAC provides resources to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories.
• •The hearing included testimony from the EAC Chairwoman, Vice Chair, and two Commissioners.
• •The record includes legislative proposals submitted by the EAC and responses to questions for the record from Senators Klobuchar, Bennet, and Fischer.

The EAC manages federal security grants for state and local election offices, which have received over $931 million since 2018 to protect voting systems and election infrastructure.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.