This week, the Northampton County Elections Office conducted two types of post-election April 23, 2024 General Primary Election Audits.<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania law requires counties to perform a 2% statistical sample audit. The statistical recount is a random sample of at least 2%\u00a0of the ballots cast or 2,000 ballots, whichever number is fewer. The recount is conducted using manual, mechanical, or electronic devices of a type different than those used for the specific election.<\/p>\n
The Northampton County Elections Office randomly selected four precincts, one each from within the four County Council districts to meet the 2% statistical sample. The final precincts that were selected were Bethlehem 14-2, Hanover 1, Forks Eastern 1, and Lehigh Township Central. There were a total of 1,330 ballots counted. The ballots were run through the DS950 scanner again to make sure the results matched the initial count.<\/p>\n
The Department of State also selected Northampton County at random to participate in a Risk Limiting Audit (RLA) of the Election results for the April 23, 2024, General Primary Election.<\/p>\n
The Department of State randomly selected a number of counties to participate in the post-election RLA. The RLA is a procedure that uses\u00a0statistical methods to confirm election outcomes and to detect possible interference. RLAs examine a random sample of paper and machine ballots, comparing the votes on paper to the totals reported by the vote-counting machines to ensure that the reported outcome of the contest being audited is correct.<\/p>\n
The Department of State selected three random batches of ballots (2 batches of absentee\/mail-in ballots and 1 canister of machine ballots) for the RLA. The batches were each run through a Central Scanner and then counted by hand tally for the two candidates from the State Treasurer (Democratic) race.<\/p>\n
The results from both audits matched the initial counts.<\/p>\n
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