You asked. We answered. Are all (Municipal, State, Federal) elections audited?

Are all (Municipal, State, Federal) elections audited?

Yes. The only exception to the statutory audit procedure is when a particular race comes in close, triggering a recount.

When and how does the audit take place?

During publically noticed meetings, the Canvassing Board randomly selects contest results including “election-day, vote-by-mail, early voting, provisional, and overseas ballots” from “at least 1 percent but no more than 2 percent of the precincts” for audit.

These proceedings are conducted publicly and the Supervisor of Elections, Wesley Wilcox, says all observers are welcome.

The Supervisor of Election’s office has already published the schedule of the Canvassing Board’s meetings to audit the city’s runoff election.
Here’s the schedule:
• November 15th at 9:00 am, the canvassing board will consider vote by mail ballots received through November 12th.
• November 16th at 5:00 pm, the board will remain in session to oversee the conduct of the election until election night activities are concluded.
• On November 18th, they meet at 5:01 pm to canvass ballots, file official results, and randomly select the race to audit.
• November 19th at 2:00 pm to conduct the voting system audit.
• All meetings take place at the office of the Supervisor of Elections, located at 981 NE 16th Street, Ocala

The Canvassing Board for this runoff election is comprised of Angel Jacobs, City Clerk for Ocala, Robert Batsel, Jr., attorney for the City of Ocala, and Wesley Wilcox, as the Supervisor of Elections.

How or who established the audit requirement and procedure?

The audit procedures are outlined in Florida Statute §101.591.

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