Sec. 4. (a) The secretary of state may designate counties as post-election audit counties.

     (b) For a county to be designated as a post-election audit county, the county election board must adopt a resolution requesting the secretary of state to designate the county as a post-election audit county.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 3-12-13-4

  • post-election audit: means an audit protocol that makes use of statistical methods and is designed to limit to acceptable levels the risk of certifying a preliminary election outcome that constitutes an incorrect outcome. See Indiana Code 3-12-13-3
     (c) In designating a county as a post-election audit county, the secretary of state shall seek to designate a variety of counties as post-election audit counties based on the number of active voters within the county.

     (d) A county designated as a post-election audit county shall conduct post-election audits as provided in this chapter.

As added by P.L.34-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.115-2022, SEC.15.