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Cobb County elections office reports preliminary totals; risk‑limiting audit set for Feb. 18
Summary
At a Feb. 14 pre‑certification meeting, the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration reviewed preliminary results, outstanding provisional ballots and a state change limiting public access to certain numbered voter lists; a risk‑limiting audit is scheduled for Feb. 18.
Jennifer Mosbacher, vice chair of the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration, opened the board's Feb. 14 pre‑certification meeting and turned the review of election materials to election staff.
Director Fong, the county elections director, told the board that election‑day ballots totaled 5,638, absentee in‑person (AIP) ballots totaled 3,307 and absentee by mail (ABM) ballots totaled 41. The office reported 21 election‑day provisional ballots and one absentee provisional ballot; 18 election‑day provisionals were recorded as out‑of‑precinct. Three provisional voters had until 5 p.m. on election day to provide documentation or identification before those ballots could be counted.
The county’s preliminary full total reported was 8,986 ballots, equal to…
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