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voting system to determine of the counting accuracy of the voting system meets a defined <br />standard"; and <br />WHEREAS, M.S. 206.89, subd. 3 requires a certain minimum number of precincts in <br />general elections are required in this audit but no maximum is identified as follows: "The county <br />canvassing board of a county with over 100,000 registered voters must conduct a review of a <br />total of at least four precincts, or three percent of the total number of precincts in the county, <br />whichever is greater"; and <br />WHEREAS, M.S. 206.89, subd. 3 requires a certain minimum number of offices in general <br />elections to be audited via hand count but no maximum is identified as follows: "The <br />postelection review must be conducted of the votes cast for president or governor; United <br />States senator; and United States representative. The postelection review official may conduct <br />postelection review of the votes cast for additional offices"; and <br />WHEREAS, this requirement does not apply to presidential primaries, state primaries or <br />special elections; and <br />WHEREAS, this general election sample is usually statistically less than 0.3% of all choices <br />made by voters in a general election and not statistically robust enough to demonstrate <br />statistical confidence levels; and <br />WHEREAS, hand counting of ballots and votes is in the public interest to provide <br />transparency and verification of results, deter tampering or cyberattack, restore voter <br />confidence and promote voter participation in the electoral process; and <br />WHEREAS, the Anoka County Canvass Board meets between three and 10 days after a <br />November state general election (204.31); and <br />WHEREAS, the County Auditor may designate the municipal clerk as the PER official within <br />24 hours after the county canvass of the state general election (206.89, subd. 1); and <br />WHEREAS, "the postelection review must not begin before the 11th day after the state <br />general election and must be complete no later than the 18th day after the state general <br />election (206.89, subd. 2); and <br />22 <br />