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Post-Election Auditing Reports
In 2007, Secretary of State Debra Bowen created a Post-Election Audit Standards Working Group to examine a variety of post-election audit models and consider the advantages and disadvantages of various models and procedures. The group reported to Secretary Bowen the options for developing and implementing auditing requirements that could enhance the reliability of election results, as well as suggested guidelines and procedures for reconciling manual audit and machine count results. The Working Group submitted the following report to the Secretary of State:

The Secretary of State adopted Post-Election Manual Tally (PEMT) standards and requirements.

Documents related to the Working Group.

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