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Indiana Will Double The Number Of Post Election Audits
By: Mike Stiles - Saturday, April 2, 2022

Holli Sullivan, Indiana Secretary of State (photo courtesy of State of Indiana)

(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan announced Friday the State will double its number of post-election audits following each
general election.

Sullivan says as the State's Chief Elections Officer, one of the most important responsibilities she has it to verify that all Hoosier votes are accurately counted and that proper election procedures are followed. Sullivan says doubling the number of audits the State conducts is another vital step to providing transparency to voters and increasing confidence in our State’s electoral process.

Secretary Sullivan made the announcement during a new facility ribbon cutting for the Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) at Ball State University in Muncie. The Secretary of State’s office conducts audits in partnership with VSTOP.

Following the 2020 general election, Indiana conducted five post-election audits in counties throughout the state (Cass, LaPorte, Madison, Marion and Vigo counties). At the conclusion of the 2022 General Election, Indiana will perform audits in 10 still-to-be-determined counties.

The Secretary of State and VSTOP will also conduct four post-election audits after each primary election.

Indiana’s post-election audits provide strong statistical evidence that an election outcome is correct. This is done by manually checking a randomized sample of paper-voted ballots. In a post-election audit, ballots are not tallied by scanners. Every sampled ballot is hand-counted to determine if the initial machine readings are confirmed and accurate.

Post-election audits are valuable because they can detect problems with election outcomes with a high degree of statistical confidence. Properly conducted post-election audits increase voter confidence and add another layer of security to elections.



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