Check your ballot status at VoteWA.gov. Find out what each status means here. If you receive a signature cure form, complete and return it to your county elections office by November 25. County certification is November 26.
Post-Election Audits
In Washington, each county conducts a post-election audit after every election.
There are two types of post-election audit conducted in Washington:
Random Batch Audit
A random check of ballot counting equipment, commonly known as a random batch audit, compares a hand count of ballots to the voting system count in selected batches or precincts. This check occurs within 48 hours of election day. (RCW 29A.60.170)
Random Ballot Audit
A random ballot audit, also known as a risk-limiting audit (RLA), uses statistics to confirm election outcomes. This check helps verify that the apparent winner of an election actually won.
Ballots are randomly selected for review, then compared to the voting system record until enough have been sampled to confirm that the correct winner was found. If the winner won by a lot of votes, the sample needed to confirm the outcome may be quite small; if the race was close, the audit will examine more ballots.
The risk limit for statewide ballot comparison risk-limiting audits (RLAs) is 5%.
The risk limit for county-level ballot comparison RLAs is 5%.
2024 General Election - Statewide Risk-Limiting Audit
| Counties | Audit Date | Target Contest | Audit Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 11/19/2024 | Lieutenant Governor | |
| Mason | 11/19/2024 | Mason County Commissioner Dist. No. 2 | |
| Spokane | 11/19/2024 | Legislative District 4 State Senator | |
| Thurston | 11/19/2024 | Legislative District 22 State Rep. Pos. 1 | |
| Walla Walla | 11/19/2024 | Walla Walla County Commissioner District 1 |
Random seed dice roll and contest selection: https://youtube.com/live/PD7yalpCf0w?feature=share
Random seed: 65596756632590526082
Random contest selection - criteria and list of possible contests
Archived Audits
2024 February Special Election
RLA software certification
Arlo Approval for Use - Certification.pdf
Additional resources
RCW 29A.60.185 - Audit of results.
WAC Chapter 434-261 - Sections 114-119 on risk-limiting audit procedures.
risklimitingaudits.org - Additional resources and RLA academic papers