The Alexander County Board of Elections will conduct a sample audit count for the November 7, 2023 Election on Monday November 13 2023 beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Board of Elections office located at 370 1st Avenue SW in Taylorsville. The sample audit count is open to the public. Limited in-person seating will be available. Members of the public and the media may watch the sample audit online via zoom https://zoom.us/j/93402371973
What is a sample audit count?
The sample audit count is a test to ensure voting equipment read the voters choices accurately. It compares the machine counts with hand to eye counts conducted by a bipartisan team of election officials in randomly selected voting sites. The NC State Board of Elections assigned the Town of Taylorsville Mayor contest to be counted in two randomly selected samples.
Selected ballots are hand counted by a bipartisan team of four election officials, two registered Democrats and two registered Republicans. The hand-counted results are compared to the tabulated results and any variances are noted.