Auditing

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Risk Limiting Tabulation Audit

Primary definition

Post-election tabulation audit procedure for checking a sample of ballots (or voter verifiable records) that provides a pre-specified statistical chance of correcting the reported outcome of an election if the reported outcome is wrong (that is, if a full hand-count would reveal an outcome different from the reported outcome).

Also known asRLTA · Risk-Limiting Audit · RLA · Tabulation Audit · Ballot Comparison Audit
2 sources cited4 related termsReviewed Aug 10, 2026
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission

Post-election tabulation audit procedure for checking a sample of ballots (or voter verifiable records) that provides a pre-specified statistical chance of correcting the reported outcome of an election if the reported outcome is wrong (that is, if a full hand-count would reveal an outcome different from the reported outcome).

EAC Glossary of Terms · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Risk Limiting Tabulation Audit. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/risk-limiting-tabulation-audit

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EAC Glossary of Terms
EAC Glossary of Terms

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NIST Election Glossary
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