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Spanish-language video details ballot security, tabulation and post-election audits
Summary
A Spanish-language informational video outlines physical and procedural safeguards at the local election center — including a locked vault, two-person processing, an air-gapped tabulation system, continuous camera surveillance, signature review, and both manual and risk-limiting audits to verify results.
A presenter in a Spanish-language informational video described the physical and procedural measures used to secure ballots and verify election results at the local election center on 311 Grand in Bellingham.
The presenter said the processing room operates like a vault and “siempre está bajo llave” when not in use; entry requires an electronic keycard system and two authorized office keycards. Staff and outside vendors are supervised while in the room, and ballots are stored in a secure area when not being processed. “Nuestro sistema de tabulación no está conectado al internet. Es una instalación aislada por aire,” the presenter said, noting that the tabulation equipment is air-gapped from…
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