Read our new paper about how audits and recounts can work together to ensure post-election processes are as efficient and transparent as possible.

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Dear John,

Election Day is fast approaching, and we’re here to give you accurate information about two important election processes that might be happening right after the election: audits and recounts. Election audits and recounts are often conflated, but they are two key tools that election officials can use to verify our elections. Knowing how audits and recounts can work together will help ensure post-election processes are as efficient and transparent as possible.

We’ve teamed up with Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota (CEIMN) on a paper highlighting the main principles of audits and recounts, how the laws vary by state, and recommendations for how they can be used in harmony to strengthen our democracy.

Check out an excerpt below and read the full paper here:

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Defining audits and recounts
An audit (tabulation audit) is a routine part of the post-election process designed to check whether ballots were counted accurately. It normally happens regardless of the reported election results. In a tabulation audit, randomly selected ballots are examined, usually (and preferably) by hand.
A recount is performed in response to circumstances involving a specific contest, such as a very close vote. Recounts are initiated automatically by statute or requested by candidates, voters, or, in some cases, by other parties. In most cases, the objective of a recount is to determine the outcome of a specific contest by counting all the ballots again.


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We’ll be here with nonpartisan information for voters throughout this election season, including the critical post-election period before the official results are certified. If you want to help keep the public informed on these issues, please consider a gift to Verified Voting today.

With thanks,
Chrissa LaPorte, Senior Policy & Technical Associate


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