Organizing and administering elections is a complex job that the states administer and it is expensive. The Help America Vote Act provides funding to states that are willing to abide by new standards but they must comply with important changes. Which passage indicates that compliance is not voluntary?

HAVA (creates new mandatory minimum standards) for states to follow in several key areas of election administration. ….
HAVA also (established the Election Assistance Commission (EAC)) to assist the states regarding HAVA compliance and (to distribute HAVA funds to the states). EAC is also charged with (creating voting system guidelines) and operating the federal government's first voting system certification program.