2009 Coordinated Election Audit 

What is the audit?

• The audit is a post-election quality assurance procedure that ensures the accuracy of the machine tally of votes.

• Results of manually counting a statistical sample of ballots are compared to the machine tally of the same ballots.

• Discrepancies, if any, are investigated.

• A report is issued to the Canvass Board for verification prior to election certification.

Audit Schedule

• 1 p.m., November 7: audit setup: contests and ballot selection

• 9 a.m., November 9-13: conduct manual count 

How can I observe the audit?
The post-election audit is open to the public for observation:

• Boulder County Clerk & Recorder’s Office: 1750 33^rd Street; Boulder

• 1 p.m., November 7 

• 9 a.m., November 9-13

• Contact Jessie Cornelius to attend: 303-413-7766 or email 

How can I participate in the audit?

• You can nominate additional contests and ballots to be included in the audit.

• If time allows, the audit will be extended with random drawings from these nominations.

• November 11: deadline to submit nominations

• Submit nominations to Jessie Cornelius: 303-413-7766 or email

Audit Process Details
Download Pre-Election Audit Zip File
Download Election Details – Cumulative (44M zip)
Download Election Details – Individual (2M zip)
Download Post-Election Audit Setup Details (5M zip)