Audits and recounts are two different post-election processes, but both are designed to build confidence in our elections—they help demonstrate that the winner won and the loser lost. Audit and recount laws vary by state and the table below summarizes important information about recount and audit laws in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
With November’s election here, we’ve received a lot of interest in understanding the difference between audits and recounts. Audits and recounts are two different post-election processes, but both are designed to build confidence in our elections—they help demonstrate that the winner won and the loser lost. Recount and audit laws vary by state but both…
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Download PDF June 27, 2024 The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 To Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell: We, the undersigned, are writing to provide our endorsement for, and call upon you, to grant…
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Election Technology and Practices That Maximize Participation, Accessibility, and Verifiability ADVANCED ROUTINE, SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND POST-ELECTION AUDITS. Provided technical support, guidance, and/or recommendations on risk-limiting audit (RLA) implementation in: Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Texas Made progress on future audit implementation in Arizona, Maryland, New Hampshire, and South Carolina HELPED DEFEAT RISKY INTERNET VOTING INITIATIVES…
Download PDF April 2, 2024 House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Alabama Legislature 11 South Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130 Via email Dear Chairman Reynolds and Committee Members, On behalf of Verified Voting, I submit these comments on House Bill 259 which would require a post-election audit after each county and statewide general election.…
Download PDF March 1, 2024 Connecticut Government Administrations and Elections Committee Legislative Office Building, Room 2200 Hartford, CT 06106 Via online portal Dear Committee Members: On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in support of S.B. No. 254 regarding risk-limiting audits. Verified Voting is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen democracy for…