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Canvassers note audit mismatches and discuss reorganizing tally books to reduce errors
Summary
County canvassers flagged several audit'found mismatches, including a flip in a State Representative race and a one'vote discrepancy in a judicial contest; staff proposed reorganizing tally book pages to give each race its own sheet to reduce counting errors.
Board members and counting judges reviewed audit findings that revealed minor mismatches between tally books and the canvas.
Speaker 1 described a precinct audit that changed an original count in State Representative District 34 (a reported flip between candidates: one candidate's count moved from 78 to 77 while another moved from 11 to 12). Staff emphasized that the audit'verified numbers take precedence over the original tally books and that such discrepancies should be noted in the official records.
Separately, staff (Speaker 4) proposed reorganizing the tally books so each race has a dedicated page (Republican/Democrat/Libertarian per race) to avoid page'flipping and reduce transposition errors when reconciling multi'ticket ballots. Participants agreed the approach could make future audits and canvasses smoother and said they'd trial the change at the next event.
Board members instructed staff to annotate any discrepancies, have canvassers initial notations on paper copies when the system is locked, and follow up with extra training for counting judges on reconciling undervotes/overvotes in primaries.
