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Sep 28 2018
WEC Approves Expanded Post-Election Audits
MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission this week enhanced election security by approving a significant expansion of post-election audits to ensure the integrity of voting systems. The Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to require audits of voting equipment in 5 percent of the state’s wards, including at least one in each of the 72 counties, and require completion of the audits before the Commission certifies the final results.
2020 Post-Election Voting Equipment Audit
This memorandum is to advise you of the decisions made by the Wisconsin Elections Commission related to the 2020 post-election voting equipment audits at its September 16, 2020 meeting. These audits are required by law to be conducted after every General Election to ensure the accuracy of tabulation...
2018 Post-Election Voting Equipment Audit Final Report
Post-Election Voting Equipment Audit Introduction Wis. Stat. § 7.08(6) is the state embodiment of § 301(a)(5) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). Wis. Stat. § 7.08(6), which requires the Wisconsin Elections Commission (“WEC”) to audit each voting system that is used in this state following...
2020 Post-Election Voting Equipment Audit Final Report
2020 Post-Election Voting Equipment Audit Results Summary Over six days in November, county and municipal clerks directed the hand tally auditing of more than 145,000 ballots from the November 2020 General Election. The findings of the 2020 Post-Election Voting Equipment Audit showed that there was...