{"id":5314,"date":"2024-12-19T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/vstop\/?p=5314"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:49:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T17:49:59","slug":"dekalb-county-conducts-general-post-election-audit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/vstop\/2024\/12\/19\/dekalb-county-conducts-general-post-election-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"DeKalb County conducts general post-election audit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"asset-masthead \">\n<header class=\"asset-header\">\n<h1 class=\"headline\">DeKalb County conducts general post-election audit<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<p><span id=\"author-popup-fdbd81b4-5e76-11e2-91fe-072de10cc611-asset-4458be4a-be28-11ef-a5f6-b394da9d08c0\" class=\"tnt-byline asset-byline\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpcnews.com\/users\/profile\/kathrynb\" rel=\"author\">By KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dec 19, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"main-content col-lg-8 col-md-7 has-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"main-content-wrap\">\n<div id=\"asset-photo-carousel\">\n<div id=\"carousel-4458be4a_be28_11ef_a5f6_b394da9d08c0\" class=\"card photo-carousel subscriber-hide letterbox-style-default\">\n<div id=\"tnt-slider-4458be4a_be28_11ef_a5f6_b394da9d08c0\" class=\"tnt-slider tnt-slider-loaded\" data-total-children=\"2\" data-id=\"4458be4a_be28_11ef_a5f6_b394da9d08c0\" data-auto-slide=\"false\" data-swipe=\"true\" data-arrows=\"true\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" data-modal=\"true\" data-in-modal=\"\" data-companion=\"tnt-slider-4458be4a_be28_11ef_a5f6_b394da9d08c0_photo_modal\" data-instance-id=\"#gallery-items-4458be4a-be28-11ef-a5f6-b394da9d08c0-photo-modal\" data-target-id=\"#photo-carousel-4458be4a-be28-11ef-a5f6-b394da9d08c0\" data-show-count=\"true\" data-asset-count=\"2\" data-disable-slide-limit=\"false\" data-asset-type=\"article\" data-track-virtual=\"true\" data-slide-total=\"2\">\n<div class=\"tnt-slider-outer tnt-slider-height\">\n<div class=\"tnt-slider-inner\">\n<div class=\"tnt-slider-item active\" data-item=\"1\">\n<div class=\"item photo-9cc03da2-be2c-11ef-bae5-7f7263910d04\" data-display=\"inpage\">\n<div class=\"item-container\" data-track-object=\"{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DeKalb County conducts general post-election audit&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;\/thestar\/article_4458be4a-be28-11ef-a5f6-b394da9d08c0.html&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;4458be4a-be28-11ef-a5f6-b394da9d08c0&quot;,&quot;app&quot;:&quot;editorial&quot;,&quot;metric&quot;:&quot;photo_carousel_navigation&quot;}\" data-count=\"1\">\n<div class=\"photo-container layout-horizontal\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive owl-first-image owl-lazy default\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/kpcnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/9\/cc\/9cc03da2-be2c-11ef-bae5-7f7263910d04\/676455ab1b2c1.image.jpg\" alt=\"Post-election audit\" width=\"1583\" height=\"1310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/kpcnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/9\/cc\/9cc03da2-be2c-11ef-bae5-7f7263910d04\/676455ab1b2c1.image.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<div class=\"caption-inner-4458be4a-be28-11ef-a5f6-b394da9d08c0 collapse in\">\n<div class=\"caption-text\">\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>DeKalb County Clerk-elect Dana Hedrick, left, loads a Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail, which is the paper record of a ballot onto a rewinder during DeKalb County\u2019s 2024 general post-election audit Wednesday. DeKalb County Election Board member Tara Lilly, right, looks on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tnt-slider-item last\" data-item=\"2\">\n<div class=\"item photo-7535d39a-be2d-11ef-8e5e-f7088cacece4 hidden-print\" data-display=\"inpage\">\n<div class=\"item-container\" data-track-object=\"{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DeKalb County conducts general post-election audit&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;\/thestar\/article_4458be4a-be28-11ef-a5f6-b394da9d08c0.html&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;4458be4a-be28-11ef-a5f6-b394da9d08c0&quot;,&quot;app&quot;:&quot;editorial&quot;,&quot;metric&quot;:&quot;photo_carousel_navigation&quot;}\" data-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"photo-container layout-horizontal\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive owl-lazy default\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/kpcnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/7\/53\/7535d39a-be2d-11ef-8e5e-f7088cacece4\/676456b5bd7e1.image.jpg\" alt=\"VSTOP audit team members\" width=\"1810\" height=\"1146\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/kpcnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/7\/53\/7535d39a-be2d-11ef-8e5e-f7088cacece4\/676456b5bd7e1.image.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<div class=\"caption-inner-4458be4a-be28-11ef-a5f6-b394da9d08c0 collapse in\">\n<div class=\"caption-text\">\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>Voting System Technical Oversight Program election systems audit specialist Matt Housley, right, explains the post-election audit process at the outset of DeKalb County\u2019s 2024 general post-election audit Wednesday. At the left is VSTOP logistics specialist Austin Bilbrey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"asset-content\" data-asset-uuid=\"4458be4a-be28-11ef-a5f6-b394da9d08c0\" data-smart-adunit=\"\/132916964,22675746936\/kpcnews.com\/thestar\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\" data-subscription-required-class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"asset-body\" data-subscription-required-class=\"asset-body\">\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"asset-content subscriber-premium\">\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>AUBURN \u2014 DeKalb County voters can rest assured their votes were cast correctly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>That\u2019s because a post-election audit of DeKalb County\u2019s 2024 general election took place Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The DeKalb County Election Board and Clerk\u2019s Office volunteered to conduct a post-election audit on its 2024 general election results. DeKalb is one of seven counties on the 2024 general election audit schedule. All seven county election boards voluntarily requested an audit and received audit approval and designation from the Indiana Secretary of State\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cConducted by VSTOP (Voting System Technical Oversight Program), these audits ensure and affirm that the election equipment used in this election functioned properly, resulting in correctly reported election outcomes,\u201d DeKalb County Clerk Holly Albright explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>VSTOP was founded by the Indiana Legislature in 2007 with funding from the Help America Vote Act. While overseen by the secretary of state, VSTOP is hosted at Ball State University in Muncie. VSTOP has conducted 35 post-election audits in 34 Indiana counties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cEvery audit has confirmed the outcome of contests selected for audit, affirming the accurate work of our county election officials and administrators,\u201d according to VSTOP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cDeKalb County will be the 36th post-election audit and the 35th county completed by VSTOP.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cA post-election audit means sampling ballots until the sample can show confidence to say that the election outcome was correct as reported,\u201d said Matt Housley, VSTOP election systems audit specialist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>DeKalb County uses MicroVote systems, which are direct recording electronic voting systems. These systems have a Cast Vote Record, which is the digital record of the ballot and a Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail, which is the paper record of the ballot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The audit began with a presentation by VSTOP to explain the post-election audit process and answer any questions. A ballot-comparison audit method was used. In a ballot-comparison audit, the digital Cast Vote Record is reviewed and matched with the Voter-Verifiable\/Verified Paper Audit Trail to ensure all sampled ballots\u2019 CVR and VVPAT records match 100% for the three contests selected. Contests Selected for audit were U.S. House of Representatives Indiana District 3, Governor of Indiana and DeKalb County Commissioner Central District.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The sample needed was 30 ballots to achieve a 99% confidence level in the voting systems\u2019 functionality. VSTOP and DeKalb County election officials made the decision double the sample size of ballots to increase public trust in the audit process. The updated sample size of 60 ballots were to be inspected for audit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The sample was drawn in live-time using a random seed number generated by 20 rolls of a 10-sided die.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>VSTOP, MicroVote, and DeKalb County election officials began to inspect ballots and record CVR\/VVPAT matches for the three contests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>This was continued until all needed ballots were sampled. Sixty-one sampled ballots were inspected for a CVR to VVPAT match for all three contests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Unofficial results showed that all three contests resulted in 100% CVR\/VVPAT match rate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cThe 100% match rate gives us a 99% confidence level that the election equipment used in DeKalb County functioned properly, resulting in correctly reported election outcomes for all three contests,\u201d according to VSTOP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The confidence level cannot be 100% because that would result in every ballot being sampled, which is a recount, not an audit, VSTOP stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The official audit report will be available in mid- to late January.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ARTICLE PRODUCED BY: Kathryn Bassett, The Star (KPC Media), Kendallville, Indiana<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeKalb County conducts general post-election audit By KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com Dec 19, 2024 DeKalb County Clerk-elect Dana Hedrick, left, loads a Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail, which is the paper record of a ballot onto a rewinder during DeKalb County\u2019s 2024 general post-election audit Wednesday. 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