← Election Auditing in the US

Select any state to see a summary of its 2024 audit, with links to the law and the published results.

Consequence: 33 of 56 audits must expand when they find a discrepancy, but 6 of those run only after the results are certified 56 audit programs, 5 November 2024 General Election, by what a discrepancy triggers and when the audit runs relative to certification. Risk-limiting audit Tiered hand count Fixed-rate hand count Full computer re-count Sample scanner re-count Records review People read paper ballots No person reads a paper ballot (computer or scanner re-count, or records only) Timing: when the audit ran → Finished before certification Ended after certification Ran entirely after certification Timing not known Can end in a full count that replaces the result Must expand when a threshold is met May expand at officials’ discretion Report only No stated effect Not known Consequence: what a discrepancy triggers → AZ1 AZ2 MD1 MD2 RI1 RI2 CT NM WA1 WA2 CO OH NJ PA GA NV VT IN NE OK MI1 MI2 MA FL1 FL2 NC WI MN DE1 DE2 WV KS VA1 VA2 SC1 SC2 OR SD MT WY DC AK UT MS AR NH CA HI ID IA TX IL KY MO NY TN An audit that runs after the results are certified cannot change them, however strong its expansion rule. These are the rules; whether an expansion was actually triggered in 2024 is not shown. A state’s two programs are numbered (MD1, MD2). No audit in 2024, not shown: AL, LA, ME, ND. Rules as in force for the 5 November 2024 General Election. Source: author’s compilation from state statutes, rules and audit records.