Reviewing Ford County’s Procedures for Election Security in the 2022 General Election [October 2024]
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This audit includes information about Ford County’s policies and practices to ensure the security of storage units, ballots, and devices used to tabulate votes in the 2022 general election. It is a follow up to an election security audit that we completed in 2023 of 15 Kansas counties' election offices. We evaluated Ford County's security practices using 55 best practices from the US. Election Assistance Commission and state law. Ford County generally had adequate practices in the area of ove...
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