Public invited to observe Washtenaw County November election audit proceedings Updated Jan 12, 2021; Posted Jan 12, 2021 Washtenaw County Election Certification Board member Dan Smith certifies election results in the basement of the Washtenaw County Executive Building, 200 N. Main St. in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020.
(Jacob Hamilton | The Ann Arbor News)Jacob Hamilton | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — The Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office is inviting the public to observe its participation in a statewide audit Thursday to confirm the accuracy of the November 2020 General Election. Risk limiting audits are being used across Michigan to confirm the accuracy of ballot tabulation machines by comparing the results from the hand count of the randomly selected paper ballots to the previously printed results from the machines.