Anonymous ID: 1a65ba Nov. 8, 2020, 8:09 p.m. No.11552021   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>2065 >>2177 >>2274

https://votingmachines.procon.org/questions/what-is-the-difference-between-an-audit-and-a-recount/

 

Recount vs. Audit

 

โ€œA recount looks only at the end of the voting process โ€“ the final result โ€“ not at the systems, procedures, and data that form a path to the final result. It is highly probable that the people conducing the recount will get a different total during each recount, but have no chance of determining if and where errors were made along the way to achieving the final result.

 

An audit, on the other hand, looks at each transaction that makes up an election result. During an audit process, problems are detected and remedied end-to-end, at every step of the voting process from pre-election setup and L&A [logic and accuracy] testing, through Election Day, and ending at canvass and the final result. Each transaction is tracked from initial entry to final result, so end totals are consistent and highly accurate, with the ability to track every vote choice on every ballot individually. This is similar to how banks and most companies are auditedโ€ฆ

 

Audits monitor the following:

 

That all data in the voting machine is official, approved, and correct

The behavior of the voting machines on election day

That nothing is added, changed, removed or corrupted from the time of voting through to the final election results

That election procedures were properly followed where these procedures affect ballots, ballot-related data, and ballot-handling systems in any way