EAC · 2024 Annual Report
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Requests Received
98
42 processed
Grant Rate
38%
8 full + 8 partial
Simple / Complex
266d / 754d
avg days to respond
Backlog
243
was 166 last year
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Simple Request Speed
266 days avg
Median 17 days · Range 1 day–1063 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
754 days avg
Median 1002 days · Range 13 days–1408 days for complex requests.
Request Backlog
243 backlogged
+46% vs last year (was 166).
Grant Rate
38%
8 full grants, 8 partial grants out of 42 total requests processed.
Appeal Success Rate
20%
1 fully reversed + 0 partial reversals out of 5 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
62%
26 of 42 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
98 received
+96% vs prior year (50 received last year).
Processing Cost
$27,300
$650 per request processed. Staff: 1 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Phone
301-563-3957
Mailing address
633 3rd Street NW
Suite 200
Washington , DC 20001
FOIA page
https://www.eac.gov/Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$27,300
Staff (FTE)
1
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
5
Affirmed (denied)
4
Reversed (granted)
1
Partial reversal
0
Data from U.S. Election Assistance Commission FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.