The terms “audits” and “recounts” are often used interchangeably, but they are actually two different processes. Read more! 

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Dear John,

The terms “audits” and “recounts” are often used interchangeably, but the two post-election processes use different means to build confidence in our elections. This is why we teamed up with Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota (CEIMN) ([link removed]) on this FAQ ([link removed]) highlighting the key differences between an audit and a recount.

Check out the excerpt below ⬇️ and the full piece here. If you want to help keep the public informed on these issues, please consider a gift ([link removed]) to Verified Voting today.

What is the difference between an audit and a recount?

An audit is a routine part of the post-election process designed to ensure systems worked as expected. A recount is performed in response to something that may have happened in a specific contest, such as a very close margin, and could be initiated automatically by statute or requested by candidates, voters, election officials, or interested parties. Audits and recounts are important post-election processes, and they serve to build confidence in our election systems.

Recount ([link removed]) and audit laws ([link removed]) vary by state, but best practices for tabulation audits include routinely examining a random sample of voter-marked paper ballots by hand to check the machine-tabulated results. Although some states recount ballots by hand, in most cases, recounts are conducted by re-scanning the ballots and only hand-examining the ballots that can’t be interpreted by the scanners.

Often, auditing the machine tabulations can give confidence in the election outcome by examining only a fraction of the ballots. A recount usually recounts all ballots, and often allows the interested parties to challenge the interpretation of the voter’s intent.

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P.S. Curious about your state’s laws? Check out Verified Voting’s audit law database ([link removed]) and CIEMN’s recount law database ([link removed]).

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