Comptroller's office notes delays in the implementation of the Electronic Voter Registry of the State Elections Commission
The Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico (OCPR) issued a qualified opinion on the operations of the computerized information systems of the State Elections Commission (CEE). A qualified opinion is issued when the noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate, is significant but not pervasive.
The Report reveals that the implementation of the Electronic Voter Registry (eRE) did not meet the date established for its operation under Act 58-2020, the Electoral Code of Puerto Rico. Phase 1 of the eRE module of the Advanced Civil ID System should have been completed by July 1, 2022; however, it was available online one year and four months later.
With the electronic registry, the voter is the direct legal party responsible for the content of the address and photo of their electoral record. The delay in its implementation did not allow voters to have control of their record, prevented the validation of the integrity of all addresses on the lists, and the address search option via geolocator was not completed in a timely manner.
The two-finding audit points out that one of the invoices for payment presented by the contractor for $550,000 did not contain a detailed description of the work performed as stipulated by the contract. In this regard, it is recommended that before certifying an invoice for payment, it must include the description of the specific work performed, even if the billing is by stages.
The CEE's budget was $24,506,000 in 2022, $31,567,000 in 2023, and rose to $44,571,000 in 2024.
This second and last report covers the period from November 2, 2022 to April 26, 2024.
Audit Report OC-25-40 can be obtained on our website: www.ocpr.gov.pr.
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