1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov July 9, 2019The Election Administration and Voting Survey: Overview and 2018 FindingsThe Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) is a biennial survey of state and local officials about the administration of federal elections. The survey is conducted for each
2、regular federal election cycle by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), which reports its findings to Congress and the public the year after the election. The EAVS is not the federal governments only election administration data collection effortthe U.S. Census Bureau conducts surveys about
3、 voting and registration behavior, for example, and the U.S. Government Accountability Office has studied topics such as voting equipment usebut it is the most comprehensive regular survey of the state and local officials who run U.S. elections. The data it collects have the potential to offer insig
4、ht into how, and how well, states and localities are administering elections. So, the interpretation and findings of the EAVS may be relevant to Members who are interested in assessing state and local implementation of federal election law, identifying problems with the conduct of elections, or cons
