Risk-limiting Audits (rlas)
Risk-limiting Audits (rlas): Procedure for checking a sample of ballots (or voter verifiable records) that is guaranteed to have a large, pre-specified chance…
Definition
Procedure for checking a sample of ballots (or voter verifiable records) that is guaranteed to have a large, pre-specified chance of correcting the reported outcome if the reported outcome is wrong (that is, if a full hand count would reveal an outcome different from the reported outcome).
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A risk-limiting audit is a type of post-election audit, during which a random sample of ballots is selected and the selections on the ballots are compared to the electronic “cast vote record” inside a voting machine. In a decisive contest, a small sample of ballots can be audited, while a close race will require a comparatively larger sample.