To: Board of Supervisors
From: Kristin Connelly, Clerk-Recorder
Report Title: Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Federal Security Grant Program with the Secretary of State
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Clerk-Recorder, or designee, to execute a contract with the California Secretary of State to pay the County an amount not to exceed $15,789 to enhance election technology and improve election security under the Help America Vote Act for the period of June 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Federal funds. No County matching funds are required.
BACKGROUND:
The contract will secure the use of funding offered by the Secretary of State to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, including enhancing election technology and making election security improvements.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will lose this funding and will not be able to utilize the grant opportunity through the Secretary of State.