Virgin IslandsAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary The US Virgin Islands 2014 US Virgin Islands Joint Board of Elections Voting System Audit requires the canvassing board to conduct a “manual audit or independent audit of the voting systems used in randomly selected precincts” following the certification of each election. US Virgin Islands…
AlabamaAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Alabama does not require post-election audits. In 2021, the state legislature passed Act No. 2021-446, which authorizes, though it does not require, the Secretary of State to conduct a one-time post-election audit after the November 2022 statewide general election. The audit can take place between November…
AlaskaAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Signed into law in 2005, Alaska’s audit is conducted for the entire ballot as part of the “review of ballot counting.” The audit is a hand count of all ballots from one randomly selected precinct in each of the state’s 40 house districts that accounts for…
ArizonaAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Under Arizona Rev. Stat. § 16-602, after each primary, special, general and presidential election, the county officer in charge of the election must conduct an audit of at least 2% of the precincts in that county, or two precincts, whichever is greater; plus at least 1%…
ArkansasAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Under Ark. Code § 7-4-121, the State Board of Election Commissioners (SBEC) is required to audit the results of each general election. To complete the audit, the State Board selects by lot the counties, polling sites, early voting locations, and vote centers to be audited, selecting…
CaliforniaAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Signed into law in 1965, California’s audit law calls for every contest and ballot issue on the ballot to be audited by means of a hand count of 1% of the precincts in each jurisdiction during the official canvass. Cal. Elec. Code § 336.5(a); see also…
ColoradoAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary In 2009, the Colorado General Assembly determined that “risk-limiting audits provide a more effective manner of conducting audits than traditional audit methods in that risk-limiting audit methods typically require only limited resources for election races with wide margins of victory while investing greater resources in close…
ConnecticutAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Connecticut’s audit law was signed into effect in 2007. SB 1051 (2015) subsequently authorized the use of electronic equipment in audits after January 2016. Following the passage of SB 1202 (2021), the state conducted RLA pilots in five towns in 2022. More details on the pilot…
DelawareAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Delaware first started requiring post-election audits as of January 1, 2020, following the passage of Senate Bill 121. The audits involve hand-counting a small number of randomly sampled audit units (see “Audit Comprehensiveness”). Unless otherwise specified, statutory references are to Del. Code. Title 15 §5012A. Voting…
District of ColumbiaAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Under D.C. Code § 1–1001.09a, after each general and special election, the Board of Elections conducts a manual audit of at least 5% of precincts, plus at least 5% of centrally tabulated ballots, including mail and special ballots. The Board audits no fewer than…