5/12/2020 Texas Secretary of State 1 2020 CARES Act Grant 2018 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

5/12/2020 Texas Secretary of State 1

2020 CARES Act Grant 2018 Election Security Grant 2020 Election Security Grant 5/12/2020 Texas Secretary of State 2

THREE GRANT 2018 Election Security 2020 Election Security AGREEMENTS WITH 2020 CARES Act Grant Grant Grant COUNTIES Awarded based on 2020 Chapter 19 Federal Portion $40,000 $80,000 allocations (voter registration statistics) 20%: May use 2020 20% ($16,000): Must Chapter 19 funds or come from the Required Match No Match county funds county 5/12/2020 Texas Secretary of State 3

THREE GRANT 2018 Election Security 2020 Election Security AGREEMENTS WITH 2020 CARES Act Grant Grant Grant COUNTIES Begin Date 3/28/2020 3/23/2018 12/21/2019 End Date 11/30/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2021 5/12/2020 Texas Secretary of State 4

• Voting Processes: Additional costs for • Security and Training: Pre- and post- printing and mailing ballots, ballot election cleaning of polling places, tracking software, high speed staff and poll worker training on scanners, letter opening equipment, prevention processes registration list activities to improve • Communications: Notifying public of the accuracy and currency of voter registration requirements, ballot registrant addresses request options, precautions or voting • Staffing: Additional poll workers, procedures election office staff diverted to • Supplies: Additional laptops, mobile pandemic response, temporary staff IT equipment, cleaning supplies, personal protective equipment (PPE) 5/12/2020 Texas Secretary of State 5

• Voting Equipment: Upgrades and • Cyber Security: Security replacement equipment – must be enhancements to protect the election HAVA-compliant and paper verifiable process (e.g., remediation from election security assessments) • Election Auditing: Costs to conduct • Communications: Costs needed to review after polls close for the purpose of determining whether the communicate with the public votes were counted accurately regarding election security • Voter Registration Systems: Costs to enhance voter registration system security 5/12/2020 Texas Secretary of State 6

SOS sends grant award SOS issues grants funds SPOC submits reports notice to County Judge upon receipt of signed upon SOS request via DocuSign award agreement • CARES Act Grant will • All necessary fields • Expenditure reports be sent first in award agreement will be required on a must be completed periodic basis • Commissioners Court must pass • Resolution must be • Unexpended funds, resolution prior to attached including interest, agreement being must be returned to • Single Point of signed by the judge* SOS at the end of Contact (SPOC) must the grant period be identified *Same resolution can be used for all three grant award agreements 5/12/2020 Texas Secretary of State 7

CARES Act Grant Award Notice will be sent first 2018 and 2020 Election Security Grant Award Notices will be sent shortly thereafter with the following stipulation… …2018 and 2020 Election Security Grant Award Notices will NOT be issued until the county completes the Election Security Assessment (ESA) 5/12/2020 Texas Secretary of State 8

Dan Glotzer Dglotzer@sos.texas.gov Mary Eliasen Meliasen@sos.texas.gov Amanda Grossman Agrossman@sos.texas.gov EFMAdmin@sos.texas.gov 512-463-5966 5/12/2020 Texas Secretary of State 9