County auditor takes election accuracy and security very seriously

            One might think that the ladies in the Wright County Auditor’s office breathe a sigh of relief after the election Tuesday night and are kicking their feet back by Wednesday. However, this could not be further from the truth. Auditor Betty Ellis emphasizes, “We have a solid week of tying up loose ends.”

            Ellis explains a lot of this work is due to double-checking that takes place after the election. One step that the state requires every county to take is conducting a post-election audit. That took place Friday at the courthouse. The audit involves a group of people, representing all major political parties, hand-counting the ballots from one precinct that the state has randomly chosen. This year, the Goldfield precinct was audited for the governor’s race, requiring Ellis’ team to hand count 252 ballots. Ellis explains that the purpose of the audit is to make sure that the machines that count the ballots are accurate. The group found that the numbers that the machine generated on election night and the numbers they counted were the exact same – a successful audit.

 

For the full story, see the November 15th edition of the Monitor

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