RLA

Risk-Limiting Audit Verifies Tight Warren County Election Results

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Thursday, March 28, 2019
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OMAHA, Neb., March 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent election in Warren County, New Jersey, proved the accuracy and full auditability of the Election Systems & Software (ES&S) ExpressVote XL .

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  • OMAHA, Neb., March 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent election in Warren County, New Jersey, proved the accuracy and full auditability of the Election Systems & Software (ES&S) ExpressVote XL .
  • Election officials performed a risk-limiting audit (RLA) following a recent school bond vote, and the RLA verified the election results were 100 percent accurate.
  • "The state requires a risk-limiting audit of the voter-verified paper trail following every election," said Bill Duffy, director of the Warren County Board of Elections.
  • "This audit not only proves the accuracy of the ExpressVote XL in an official election, but also the ability to perform a risk-limiting audit that helps verify those election results," said Joe McIntyre, ES&S customer relations manager.