INDIANAPOLIS – Secretary of State Holli Sullivan has announced that the post-election audits for the 2022 election cycle have begun this week, examining the results of the 2022 primary.
“Our post-election audits are another step Indiana takes to safeguard our elections ensuring Hoosiers are confident every time they cast a ballot,” Secretary Sullivan said. “Audits provide a check-and-balance on our elections process, verifying that all votes are accurately counted and proper election procedures are followed.”
The Secretary of State’s office conducts audits in partnership with the Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) at Ball State University in Muncie.
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.