Post-election audit for Sioux City primary election showed no discrepancies

Post-Election Audit for Sioux City Primary Election

Woodbury County election officials conducted a post-election audit for the Sioux City primary election, confirming the accuracy of the election equipment.

The purpose of the audit was to verify that the equipment accurately counted the votes on election day. The audit process involves randomly selecting a precinct and manually counting the ballots to ensure the numbers match the machine counts.

It’s a great process to be able to audit one of the precincts to make sure that everything is accurate. There’s a lot of unknowns, you know, you just want to make sure those machines are working.

According to Woodbury County Auditor Mitchelle Skaff, the audit showed no discrepancies, with the manual count matching the machine counts. The county auditors also test machines at random both before and after each election to ensure accuracy.

The audit process includes delivering the box of ballots with a seal that isn’t broken until the ballots are ready to count, ensuring the integrity of the audit.

Author's summary: Post-election audit confirms election equipment accuracy.

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KTIV KTIV — 2025-10-14

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