The audit conducted by the Ballot Board was an endeavor to reassure the public of the accuracy of the county’s election system.

Ludwig said his office over-budgets the cost of conducting the state-mandated partial audit of each election, noting the Senate District 9 audit “just increased the scope of an audit that we have to ...

All County Election Board Secretary Art Smith could do was watch. Smith walked around the election board office and observed to make sure everything was conducted properly. Counties that ...