Humboldt County Wins $25,000 Federal Grant

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission announces the winners of over $8 million in federal grant funds to support research and development that advances voting accessibility technology to enable citizens with disabilities to vote privately and independently. A portion of the funds ($1.4 million) will also support research to develop and document processes and best practices for coordinating quality and cost-effective voting system pre-election logic and accuracy testing (L&A) and post-election audits.
 The Accessible Voting Technology and the Pre-Election Logic and Accuracy/Post Election Audit Initiative grants are authorized by the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Humboldt County will use the funds to develop better reporting capabilities and a training manual to assist those conducting audits in Humboldt and other counties interested in the method associated with the Humboldt County Election Transparency Project. To learn more about this and other programs of grant recipients, download the program descriptions. Below is a full list of award winners:
 
Accessible Voting Technology grant recipients
·         Clemson University, Clemson, SC
·         Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Washington, DC
 
Logic and Accuracy Testing grant recipients
·         California Secretary of State, Sacramento, CA
·         Orange County Registrar of Voters, Santa Ana, CA
·         County of Humboldt, Eureka, CA
·         County of Santa Cruz, CA, Santa Cruz, CA
·         Colorado Department of State, Denver, CO
·         State of Connecticut, Secretary of the State, Hartford, CT
·         Office of the Cook County Clerk, Chicago, IL
·         State of Indiana, Secretary of State, Indianapolis, IN
·         City of Takoma Park, Takoma Park, MD
·         County of Boone, Columbia, MO
·         New York State Board of Elections, Albany, NY
·         Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Cleveland, OH