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Risk-limiting Audits (rlas)

Risk-limiting Audits (rlas): Procedure for checking a sample of ballots (or voter verifiable records) that is guaranteed to have a large, pre-specified chance…

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Procedure for checking a sample of ballots (or voter verifiable records) that is guaranteed to have a large, pre-specified chance of correcting the reported outcome if the reported outcome is wrong (that is, if a full hand count would reveal an outcome different from the reported outcome).

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A risk-limiting audit is a type of post-election audit, during which a random sample of ballots is selected and the selections on the ballots are compared to the electronic “cast vote record” inside a voting machine. In a decisive contest, a small sample of ballots can be audited, while a close race will require a comparatively larger sample.

Source: America's Voting Machines at RiskType: external

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Pilot Implementation Study of Risk-Limiting Audit Methods in the State of Rhode Island
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America's Voting Machines at Risk
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