Risk-Limiting Tabulation Audit
Risk-Limiting Tabulation Audit: Post-election tabulation audit procedure for checking a sample of ballots (or voter verifiable records) that provides a…
Also known as: RLA
Definition
Post-election tabulation audit procedure for checking a sample of ballots (or voter verifiable records) that provides a pre-specified statistical chance of correcting the reported outcome of an election if the reported outcome is wrong (that is, if a full hand-count would reveal an outcome different from the reported outcome).
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Post-election tabulation audit 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.
- Definition 3
Post-election tabulation audit 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).