Beginning last Thursday, county election officials in all of Georgia’s 159 counties hand counted randomly selected ballots as part of the statewide audit of the June 16th General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Runoff. The purpose of the audit was to confirm the accuracy of the results for the Republican US Senate and Democratic Lieutenant Governor’s races.

Overall, 401 batches were counted. Among the hand-counted results, there was over 99.99% alignment with the machine count, which is well within the expected margin of error for hand count.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger praised county election directors for their work.

“The Risk Limiting Audit is a vital part of election security and public trust, and a testament to the dedication of our local election officials across Georgia’s 159 counties,” Secretary Raffensperger said. “Our mission is to provide the public with verifiable confirmation of election outcomes, and I’m grateful to the hardworking election professionals in Georgia who continue to deliver the most trusted elections in America.”