An of voting machines selected at random. "Following each primary, general, AUDIT coordinated, or congressional district vacancy election, the secretary of state shall publicly initiate a manual random audit to be conducted by each county and shall randomly select not less than one percent of the voting devices used in each county; except that, where a central count voting device is in use in the county, the rules ... shall require an audit of a specified percentage of ballots counted within the county." Col. Stat. §1-7-514(1).
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An of voting machines selected at random. "Following each primary, general, AUDIT coordinated, or congressional district vacancy election, the secretary of state shall publicly initiate a manual random audit to be conducted by each county and shall randomly select not less than one percent of the voting devices used in each county; except that, where a central count voting device is in use in the county, the rules ... shall require an audit of a specified percentage of ballots counted within the county." Col. Stat. §1-7-514(1).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Random Audit. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/random-audit
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