Audit Explainer Videos

A set of videos that cover the basics of the whats, hows, and whys of tabulation audits for 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. As part of this work, our team created three short, animated videos to explain the what, why and how of post-election audits.

With dynamic captions and informative animations, download and use these videos on your website, in presentations or on social media to support transparency and election confidence.

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

Getting started

Tabulation audits provide opportunities to show that election results were counted and reported accurately. These videos can help you raise awareness about the importance of conducting tabulation audits and their purpose.

Using the tool

Use this tool to promote education on 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?

These videos can be downloaded and used on your website, in presentations or on your social media accounts.

How do I know if this resource is helping?

You’ll know if these videos are working if you receive less questions about the topics that are covered in each of these videos.

Which Standards of Excellence does this resource support?

Ballots and Audits

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:

Proactive transparency. Educating the public about tabulation audits helps promote public trust and transparency in the election process.tended.

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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