Implementing Risk-Limiting Post-Election Audits in California
Implementing Risk-Limiting Post-Election Audits in California Joseph Lorenzo Hall1,2,*, Luke W. Miratrix3, Philip B. Stark3, Melvin Briones4, ... that a full manual count of the audit trail would show. If the audit trail is accurate and complete and the manual counting
Post-election audits— manual tallies of votes in individual precincts—are intended to detect mis- count, especially miscount large enough to alter the outcome of the election. 1
Manual Audit (Post-general Election) and Reporting The manual audit of voter-verifiable paper records required to be conducted following each statewide general election must be of (1) at least 2% of precincts statewide, including at
Page 1 LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK Official Canvass Manual Tally Operations Post-Election Tally Audit Summary (September 1, 2009 – 51st State Assembly Special Primary Election) Manual Tally Operations commenced Wednesday, September 2, 2009, and ended Thursday, September 3, 2009.
in every manual recount and audit procedure: just how good are audit teams at counting? More pre- ... in Minnesota’s 2006 post-election audit. As noted in the EPM (p. 149), the outlined sort-and-stack ... Effects of Procedure and Ballot Type on Manual Counting Accuracy, Efficiency, and Auditor Satisfaction and Confidence ...
description of the post-election audit process undertaken by the canvass board and the EI Paso County Clerk and Recorder. The post-election audit was executed by Canvass board members:
A post-election audit is intended to provide justified confidence in the accuracy of election results that the reported winner(s) actually won. In all cases, whether audit or full recount, manipulation of ballots, tabulation machine
Mar 01, 2012 · Post-Election Risk-Limiting Audit Pilot Program March 1, 2012 Report to the Legislature 2 reporting on risk-limiting audits. (A preliminary version is available at
i Post-Election Audit Standards Working Group The Working Group was comprised of the following experts in the fields of computer science, financial auditing, statistical analysis, election reform advocacy, and city and county