Audit Explainer Videos

Short videos election offices can use to explain tabulation audits to voters.

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Intended User

Communications teams
Voting Operations Teams

Election Phase

After an election
Before an election

Office Size

All sizes

Estimated Time to Implement

< 30 minutes

Authoring Organization

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The Elections Group is committed to increasing awareness of post-election tabulation audits.

These three short, animated videos help election offices explain post-election tabulation audits to voters and other stakeholders. Each video answers a common question: what a tabulation audit is, how it works, and why election officials conduct one. Offices can download the videos and use them on websites, in presentations, on social media, or as part of other public education efforts to make the audit process easier to understand

The Elections Group created this tool to support achievement of the voluntary, nonpartisan Standards of the US Alliance for Election Excellence.

What you’ll need

Download or access the Audit Explainer Videos
Any staff involved in these processes
Access to the Audit Explainer Videos
A website, social media account, presentation, or other communication channel where you want to share them
Optional: staff who handle communications or public outreach

Getting started

Tabulation audits help demonstrate that election results were counted and reported accurately. These videos give election offices a simple way to explain what tabulation audits are, how they work, and why they matter.

Using the tool

Use these videos to educate voters and other stakeholders about tabulation audits. The topics covered in each video are:

What is a tabulation audit?
How does a tabulation audit work?
Why do election officials do tabulation audits?

Customizing for your office

Any tips for customizing this resource for my office?

Share the videos as-is, or pair them with information about when and how tabulation audits are conducted in your jurisdiction. You can use them on your website, in presentations, on social media, or alongside audit results and other public education materials.

How do I know if this resource is helping?

This resource is helpful if voters and other stakeholders can more easily understand what tabulation audits are, why they are conducted, and how they help verify election results.

You can also track video views, downloads, shares, or clicks to additional audit information.

Which Standards of Excellence does this resource support?

Ballots and Audits
Commuications

Which Values of Excellence does this resource support? Why?

Values for the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence define our shared vision for the way election departments across the country can aspire to excellence. These values help us navigate the challenges of delivering successful elections and maintaining our healthy democracy.

Alliance values are nonpartisan and designed by local election officials, designers, technologists and other experts to support local election departments.

You may find this tool especially helpful for this Value:

High integrity. These videos explain a process used to verify election accuracy.
Proactive transparency. These videos help election offices proactively explain tabulation audits in a format that is easy for voters and other stakeholders to access and understand.

To learn more about the Values for Election Excellence, and to see the full list, visit the Alliance website.

Sharing feedback

How was this resource developed?

This resource has been developed based on research, but has yet to be tested with voters or put into practice. Share your experience with this resource and improve it for your peers by reaching out to support@ElectionExcellence.org.

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