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Cobb County elections staff schedule provisional-ballot duplication, set risk‑limiting audit; board approves agenda

5427000 · July 18, 2025
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Summary

At a brief precertification meeting, Cobb County elections staff said no ballots required adjudication, scheduled provisional‑ballot duplication at 4:30 p.m., and set a county risk‑limiting audit for July 24; the board unanimously approved the meeting agenda 4–0.

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration met for a brief precertification session at 3:01 p.m. in the BOC Room at 100 Cherokee Street, where election staff said no ballots required adjudication, scheduled duplication of provisional ballots at 4:30 p.m., and set a county risk‑limiting audit for Thursday, July 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The meeting matters because duplication of provisional ballots and the risk‑limiting audit are steps toward final certification of the runoff election results and provide observers and parties an opportunity to verify the count before certification.

Director Powell told the board that there were no ballots requiring adjudication that day: “We don't have any ballots to review for adjudication, either ABM or provisional ballots today.” Powell said 28 provisional…

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