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How election officials are trying to verify ballot accuracy

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How some election officials are trying to verify the vote more easily

How are state and local governments verifying the accuracy of the vote in this critical election year? One approach designed to simplify a major challenge for election officials as the ballots arrive is the risk-limiting audit, which enables double-checking only a sample of paper ballots to make sure they match electronic results. Miles O’Brien reports.

10/29/2020

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