FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2024
CONTACT: Misha Mohr| 405.522.6624| mmohr@elections.ok.gov
On Monday, State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced that post-election audits conducted following Oklahoma's June Primary Elections confirmed the accuracy of the state's voting system with a 100% match of the certified election results.
"Oklahomans can be proud that our state has a voting system that is accurate and secure. Post-election audits and manual recounts in Oklahoma have proven it over and over again," Ziriax said. Post-election audits were first authorized by the Legislature in 2019, and are now a routine part of the election process.
Following the June 18 Primary Elections, Ziriax directed 76 of 77 counties to conduct manual tabulation audits of ballots in randomly-selected races across the state. The audits were open to the public and included Election Day precincts, in-person absentee ballots and mail absentee ballots. (Ziriax exempted Carter County from the audit requirement because the county election board had just completed a countywide, candidate-requested recount of a sheriff's primary. The recount exactly matched the unofficial results in that race. Details are included in the audit report.)
The post-election audit report is now available on the State Election Board's website.
Ziriax noted that recent independent reviews of Oklahoma's election system have shown it to be safe and secure – including a Governor's Task Force study and an analysis by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency.
URL GUIDE:
Post-Election Audits: https://oklahoma.gov/elections/security-integrity/post-election-audits/2024-post-election-audits.html
Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) Analysis: https://oklahoma.gov/elections/security-integrity/loft-rapid-response-evaluation.html
Governor’s Task Force Study: https://oklahoma.gov/elections/security-integrity/election-security-task-force.html
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