Official canvass

The processing, counting, and inspection of early returned vote-by-mail ballots and the ballots cast in each voting precinct

Source: 2018 Risk Limiting Audit Pilot Project Report, Orange County Registrar of Voters, https://www.ocvote.com/election-library/docs/2018%20Risk%20Limiting%20Audit%20Pilot%20Project%20Report.pdf