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DeKalb elections staff report no discrepancies in pre-certification review of House District 94 runoff
Summary
Elections Director Smith told the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections that an unofficial precinct-by-precinct pre-certification review of the April 7 House District 94 special election runoff found no discrepancies between ballots cast and unique voter IDs; the meeting was a required review and no board action was taken.
DeKalb County's elections director reported that a required pre-certification review of the April 7 House District 94 special election runoff found no discrepancies.
"There were no discrepancies," Director Smith told the board during the county's pre-certification meeting. The presentation summarized the department's precinct-level comparison of total ballots cast to unique voter ID numbers, broken down by method of voting.
Under the procedure cited in the presentation — described in the meeting as "state election board rule 1 83 dash 1 dash 12 dash 0.12" — the board reviews precinct returns to confirm that the total number of ballots cast in each precinct matches the total number of unique voter identifications credited to that precinct. The director said the department compiled a list of all voters who voted in the election, sorted it by precinct, checked for duplicates, and counted ballots by method: absentee ballots received by poll close (including those cast via advanced voting), ballots cast in person on election day, and validated provisional ballots.
The department displayed an "unofficial and incomplete" comparison on April 8 and reported no inconsistencies in the figures shown. The director emphasized that the meeting was a compliance review; no formal action or vote on certification was taken at that time.
Board members asked whether any motion or formal step was required; the chair and staff clarified the meeting's limited purpose under the state rule and confirmed there was nothing for the board to adopt at the session.
The board adjourned after concluding comments; the chair said the next meeting will be Monday at noon.
