Post‑election tabulation audits in Coffee County show 100% match in sampled precincts

Following the agenda portion of the meeting, the Coffee County Election Commission began the required post‑election audit at 1:50 p.m. per the cited statute. Commissioners opened the randomly selected DS200 tabulation machines, certified seal numbers, and printed zero tapes which each commissioner reviewed and signed to confirm a zero starting public count.

The commission conducted three tabulation audits: 14 absentee ballots from the 8‑2 Grace Baptist precinct, 1,380 early voting ballots from the Manchester/Tullahoma early voting location, and 283 ballots from precinct 5‑1 at Hickerson Fire Hall. In each sample the audited tabulation matched the Election Day totals 100%, and the commission recorded zero discrepancies. Commissioners documented results on the Tennessee Tabulation Audit Worksheet, signed audit documents, certified and resealed ballot boxes, and adjourned the required audit at 4:15 p.m.