Reply #73: no it leaves it up to the states

[MissWaverly]

SEC. 254. <<NOTE: 42 USC 15404.>> STATE PLAN. (a) In General.--The State plan shall contain a description of each of the following: (1) How the State will use the requirements payment to meet the requirements of title III, and, if applicable under section 251(a)(2), to carry out other activities to improve the administration of elections.

How the State will adopt performance goals and measures that will be used by the State to determine its success and the success of units of local government in the State in carrying out the plan, including timetables for meeting each of the elements of the plan, descriptions of the criteria the State will use to measure performance and the process used to develop such criteria, and a description of which official is to be held responsible for ensuring that each performance goal is met.

http://www.fec.gov/hava/law_ext.txt