Wisconsin expands use of post-election audits

StateScoop: Wisconsin officials were praised Friday by election-security advocates for expanding the state's use of post-election audits. The Wisconsin Elections Commission announced that it voted unanimously Tuesday to require audits in 5 percent of precincts throughout the state after every general election, beginning Nov. 6.

The decision is evidence that the clock has not run out yet on states seeking to improve their ballot-security procedures before Election Day, said representatives of Verified Voting, which advocates for paper-based voting systems and Public Citizen, a consumers' rights group.

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