A post-election audit in Franklin County has confirmed the accuracy of results from last week’s Hampton-Dumont School District special election.
Franklin County Auditor Katy Flint says the required audit was conducted Monday, with a hand count matching the election-night results from voting machines.
The audit included the Franklin County ballots from the Hampton-Dumont School District’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy, or PPEL, measure. In Franklin County, the measure received 211 votes in favor and 45 opposed.
Iowa requires a post-election audit in each county, with a randomly selected precinct hand-counting ballots and comparing the results with voting machine totals. The process is designed to provide an additional check on election results.
Flint says the audit reinforces that county election processes and procedures are accurate and provides confidence in the election results.
