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Findings 2 findings
Recommendations 4
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R1aPage 3The County should eliminate its automatic recounts policy and remove Section 3.63 from its policy manual before the November 2018 election.
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R1bPage 3If the County rejects Recommendation 1a, then the County should explore whether it can adopt a form of risk-limiting audit for each automatic recount and approve the lease of state certified equipment, physical space, as well as hiring and training of additional staff necessary to complete any recounts prior to certification.
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R1cPage 3Pending passage of AB 2125, the County should request authorization from the SOS to adopt a risk-limiting audit in place of the state mandated 1% sample of precincts audit, beginning with the March 3, 2020 statewide primary election.
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R1dPage 3Upon implementation of a risk-limiting audit, the automatic recount policy should be ended if it has not been canceled previously. <b>Recommendation 4:</b> If the County rejects Recommendation 1a, then the County should, by June 30, 2019, complete an analysis of thresholds, both percentage and vote count, so that the selection of triggers is based on statistically defensible evidence. Registrar of Voters' Response to Recommendations 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, and 4: Automatic recounts are conducted pursuant to a Board of Supervisors' policy. The Registrar of Voters will implement whichever recount policy is enacted by the Board of Supervisors. . . Board of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, Cindy Chavez, Dave Cortese, Ken Yeager, S. Joseph Simitian County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith Agenda Date:
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