elections audit

Special audit itemizes $305K settlement to Charlotte police chief

September 27, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A special audit report released by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor described a $305,000 settlement agreement made between the City of Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief of Police Johnny Jennings. The […]

Arizona election audit enters new phase as ballot count ends

June 30, 2021 The Associated Press

PHOENIX – Technology consultants hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to probe the 2020 election have finished counting and photographing nearly 2.1 million ballots from Maricopa County. A final report of the findings is still weeks […]

Arizona audit of 2020 election hits hand-count milestone

June 15, 2021 Bob Christie, Associated Press

PHOENIX — A Republican-led hand recount of ballots cast in Arizona’s most populous county hit a major milestone Monday when counters finished tallying all the regular ballots cast in November’s presidential and U.S. Senate election, […]

Newby win confirmed by recount, Beasley asks for hand-eye audit

December 3, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – Republican Associate Justice Paul Newby’s win over Democratic Chief Justice Cheri Beasley was confirmed following a statewide recount of all 5.4 million votes cast in the 2020 general election. Newby leads by Beasley […]

Georgia audit to trigger hand recount of presidential vote

November 11, 2020 Kate Brumback, Associated Press

ATLANTA — Georgia’s secretary of state on Wednesday announced an audit of presidential election results that he said will trigger a full hand recount. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference that […]