New HampshireAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Prior to 2022, New Hampshire had no audit requirement in place. Following the passage of HB 1467, codified as N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 660:17-b, the state introduced a “recount of additional offices”: an audit of an additional contest in the event of a recount…
New JerseyAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary New Jersey’s audit legislation took effect in 2008 after the passage of SB 507; however, these statutes depended on implementing new voting systems that produce voter-verified paper records. N.J. Rev. Stat. § 19:48-1.b(1). Such systems were initially scheduled to be fielded by January 2009, but…
New MexicoAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary New Mexico’s audit (“voting system check”) is conducted after each statewide election for all federal contests, the governor’s contest, contests in a “regular local election,” and for the statewide contest with the smallest unofficial margin. An audit is also conducted after an election to fill…
North CarolinaAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary North Carolina’s audit law requires the State Board of Elections to provide rules and standards for a hand-to-eye count of a statewide ballot item (if one exists) in every county. In a presidential election year, the presidential contest is audited. The statute requires that the…
New YorkAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Signed into law in 2005, New York’s audit law does not lead to a full recount but is binding upon the official results. All contests and propositions on the ballot are audited, for ballots counted on 3% of voting machines. Customarily the audit is conducted…
North DakotaAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary North Dakota does not require post-election audits. It instead requires “Post-Election Logic and Accuracy Testing” following the election, prior to the meeting of the county canvassing board. Random testing of the voting system programming is conducted for one precinct in each county in the state.…
OhioAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary First effective in January 2020, Ohio’s audit statute requires audits of general elections and primary elections conducted in even-numbered years. Ohio Rev. Code § 3505.331. The secretary of state’s most recent directive on “Post-Election Activities,” contained in Ohio’s Election Official Manual, also requires audits following each…
OklahomaAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Oklahoma’s audit statute, enacted in 2019, authorizes but does not require the Secretary of the State Election Board to direct the secretary of a county election board to conduct a post-election audit of election results. The method, timing and procedures for conducting a post-election audit shall…
OregonAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary After each primary election, general election and special election, counties may choose to conduct a traditional “hand count audit” or a risk-limiting audit. The “hand count” audit depends on the margin of victory: if the margin of victory is less than 1% of the total votes…
PennsylvaniaAudit Laws Back to Audit Law Database State Summary Pennsylvania currently has two separate audit requirements in place. This entry provides detail on both, though for the purposes of categorization in the searchable database and the map of audit laws, we have relied on the Risk Limiting Audit Directive. Signed into law in 1980, Pennsylvania’s…