Harrisburg, PA – The Department of State began Pennsylvania's statewide risk-limiting audit (RLA), this one for the Nov. 5, 2024, presidential election.
"Risk-limiting audits are the highest standard of comprehensive election audits, not just here in Pennsylvania, but across the country," Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said. "The RLA process provides a statistically sound, scientific method for confirming that the reported outcome of the election is accurate."
Ten Department employees took turns rolling 10-sided dice this morning to generate a 20-digit "seed number," which is used to randomly determine which batches of ballots counties will audit over the next several days.
Department of State Begins Risk-Limiting Audit of 2024 General Election
November 18, 2024