Whatcom County describes L&A tests, hand counts, RBAs and result timing
The auditor's office described logic-and-accuracy tests, post-election hand counts, and random ballot audits; Rouse said the RBA risk limit is 5% and that official results are not released until 8 p.m. on election day, with uploads continuing daily while ballots remain to be counted.
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The training covered pre- and post-election checks used to confirm election outcomes. Rouse explained that the logic-and-accuracy (L&A) test uses a prepared test deck with expected results that are compared against tabulated outputs, and that post-election procedures include a hand count at 10 a.m. the Thursday after election day and random ballot audits designed to confirm winners statistically.
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