Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that a recent audit of the 2020 election results revealed a discrepancy of just 2 votes between the hand-counted ballots and the machine-counted totals. The audit, which included about 14% of all ballots cast, was conducted to verify the accuracy of the election outcome with a high degree of statistical confidence.
The audit process in Georgia involves comparing the printed text of each voter’s choices on ballots with the computer-generated results from optical scanning machines that count votes from QR codes. This type of audit, known as a risk-limiting audit, is required by state law and is conducted after every election.
In this instance, the audit revealed a tiny difference of just 2 votes between the hand-counted and machine-counted totals, largely due to human error during the hand-counting process. Despite this discrepancy, President Donald Trump was still declared the winner in Georgia, defeating Kamala Harris by 115,000 votes.
Following the completion of the initial audit, a second audit using text-recognition technology is being conducted to double-check the results before they are certified by Raffensperger on Friday. This comprehensive audit process aims to ensure the accuracy and integrity of Georgia’s election results.
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