Colorado’s primary audit is underway. Here’s what it checks—and what it doesn’t
By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice
Before Colorado's June 30 primary results become official, counties across Colorado must complete one of the final steps required by state election law: a post-election risk-limiting audit.
Mesa County completed its audit Tuesday.
"Mesa pulled 115 with zero discrepancies," Mesa County Clerk Bobbie Gross told RMV.
The audit compares randomly selected paper ballot cards with how the voting system recorded the votes on them. It does not review every part of the election.
What the audit checks
Colorado law requires a risk-limiting audit after every primary, general, coordinated, recall and congressional vacancy election. State law describes it as a statistical audit intended to reduce the risk of certifying an incorrect election outc...