U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with 37 of their colleagues, wrote a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging an increase in funding for election security grants and the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 to help secure upcoming elections in New Mexico and across the country.

According to a press release, the EAC is established by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and is an independent, bipartisan commission charged with ensuring accessible, secure and accurate elections. Since its creation, the EAC has provided essential assistance to state and local election officials, set voting standards, certified voting equipment and administered the country's most comprehensive election survey, the Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS), notes the release.