Montgomery County conducted its third post-election audit on June 10 under the law designed to monitor and protect election processes. The audit was a perfect match to the results recorded on election night. The law requires the Secretary of State to call for a post-election audit in a randomly chosen precinct in each county. County Auditors supervise a hand count of voters in a given race on the ballots from that precinct and compare the results to the voting machine count on election night. By random selection, Precinct 5 was audited. The polling place location for Precinct 5 is the Grant Fire Station. Due to the pandemic and the combining of precincts, voters for that precinct voted at the Stanton Fire Station on
June 2.

“We have high confidence in the security measures we take for elections,” said County Auditor Stephanie Burke, “but the post-election audit is a good way to prove that the confidence is well-founded.” Two precinct election officials, representing the two major political parties, conducted the count under the supervision of Elections Clerk, Beth Peterson, and Auditor Stephanie Burke. As required in the law, the Auditor’s Office notified the county chairs of both of the two major political parties. The process was witnessed by the Montgomery County Democratic Chair, Joey Norris.

Questions about the post-election audit and other election matters may be directed to the Montgomery County Auditor’s office at 712-623-5127.