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Lawrence County sets post‑election audit for June 16 and approves manual hand counts
Summary
The clerk announced the post‑election audit and the Commission approved a motion to manually count the precincts and candidates selected for that audit. The clerk noted a recount could cancel the audit.
The Lawrence County Commission approved the precincts and races to be manually counted as part of the post‑election audit and set the audit for June 16 at 9 a.m. in the Administrative Annex Commissioner's Room.
Explaining the process, the clerk said the audit is required “according to 12 17 B 20” and described the drawing rules: drawn precincts must have at least 100 ballots; if a drawn precinct has fewer than 100 ballots, another precinct must be drawn and both may be audited. The clerk noted there are two precincts that did not meet the 100‑ballot threshold (named in the transcript as Saint Onge and Nino) and that drawn under‑threshold precincts trigger an additional draw.
Commissioner Tisdale moved to approve the requested hand accounting and Commissioner Comer seconded; the motion passed on voice vote. The clerk also warned that an eligible recount in a close race could cancel the scheduled post‑election audit.
