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Secretary of the State and her Office significantly improve integrity and transparency of the random drawing
Report findings included:
- Significantly fewer errors in the random drawing list in November 2014 compared to November 2013, finding:
- One (1) missing district in 2014 vs. sixteen (16) missing in 2013.
- Seven (7) non-existent districts on the list in 2014 vs. two (2) in 2013.
- Three (3) municipalities incorrect in 2014 vs. fourteen (14) incorrect in 2013.
- Improvements largely due to the diligence of the Secretary of the State’s Office, in leading compliance in 2014, with a law intended to fix past problems.
- A compliance failure rate of 2.4% in 2014 vs. 67% in 2013.
- We also appreciate that the Secretary and Secretary’s Office responded to our request to reverse past precedent and hold a public and transparent drawing of races to be audited.
Citizen Audit spokesperson Luther Weeks noted, “We applaud improvements made by the Secretary of the State and her Office. The drawing was significantly more accurate than last year and, for the first time, the Secretary chose races for audit publicly and transparently”
