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Status of Audit Legislation:
Signed into law 2004
Link to Text of Legislation:
Sampling Method:
2 to 4 precincts per county, depending on county size. One of the selected precincts from each county must have had more than 150 votes cast.
Trigger:
If a discrepancy greater than 1/2 of 1% is identified, three more precincts in that jurisdiction and county must be audited within 2 days. If the expanded audit reveals a discrepancy greater than 1/2 of 1%, the review must expand to include the entire County. If the County-wide review reveals a discrepancy, and the number of voters in that county comprise at least 10% of voters for the affected race, a race-wide hand count must take place.
Oversight:
Secretary of State
Who Conducts the Audit?:
County Election Officials
Location of Random Selection:
County Canvassing Board
Types of Voting Machines in Use:
Optical Scan Machines
For county by county information see Verified Voting's website:
http://www.verifiedvoting.org/verifier/map.php?&topic_string=5std&year=2008&state=Minnesota
Races that are Audited:
The Gubernatorial, congressional and Senate races. Presidential races when they occur.
Voting Units that are Audited:
Precincts
Timeline for Audit:
Must be completed within 7 days of the election
Completed Before Certification?:
Yes
Absentees, Provisionals and Early Voting:
They are included as part of a selected precinct, when submitted at a precinct on election day
Do the results of the audit become the official tally?:
Yes
Is the Audit Publicly Observable?:
Yes
Local Contact Person:
Mark Halvorson, CEIMN