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One Percent Manual Tally

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The "public process of manually tallying votes in 1 percent of the precincts, selected at random by the elections official, and in one precinct for each race not included in the randomly selected precincts. This procedure is conducted during the official canvass to verify the accuracy of the automated count." Cal. Elec. Code §336.5.

Also known as1% manual tally · one-percent manual tally · 1% tally · one percent tally · 1% manual count · one percent manual count
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The "public process of manually tallying votes in 1 percent of the precincts, selected at random by the elections official, and in one precinct for each race not included in the randomly selected precincts. This procedure is conducted during the official canvass to verify the accuracy of the automated count." Cal. Elec. Code §336.5.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). One Percent Manual Tally. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 3, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/one-percent-manual-tally

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Electronic Voting Glossary
Electronic Voting Glossary

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2018 Risk Limiting Audit Pilot Project Report
2018 Risk Limiting Audit Pilot Project Report

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