Sources

Alabama State summary

Law and rules

• Alabama Legislature (bill search: Act 2021-446; Act 2026-433, HB 95)

Alaska State summary

Law and rules

• Alaska Stat. §§ 15.15.420–.450
• AS 15.15.430 (Justia, 2025; unchanged since before 2024)

Arizona State summary

Law and rules

• A.R.S. § 16-602

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• A.R.S. § 16-602 (Internet Archive copy, 8 Nov 2024)

Audit results and reports

• County hand count reports (Arizona Secretary of State)

Arkansas State summary

Law and rules

• Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners (Ark. Code § 7-4-121)

Audit results and reports

• 2024 General Election Post-Election Audit Report (41 pp.)

California State summary

Law and rules

• Cal. Elec. Code § 15360
• Cal. Elec. Code § 336.5 (Justia, 2025; last amended 2017)

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• Cal. Elec. Code § 15360 (Internet Archive copy, 3 Nov 2024)

Audit results and reports

• County manual tally reports, e.g. Los Angeles (one PDF per county at this address)

Colorado State summary

Law and rules

• C.R.S. § 1-7-515 (Justia, 2025; last amended June 2024)
• Colorado Election Rule 25 (8 CCR 1505-1)

Audit results and reports

• Colorado Audit Center

Connecticut State summary

Law and rules

• Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-320f

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 148 (§ 9-320f) (Internet Archive copy, 16 Nov 2024)

Audit results and reports

• UConn VoTeR Center hand count analysis, 2024 (published Nov 2025)

Delaware State summary

Law and rules

• 15 Del. C. ch. 50A (§ 5012A in force in 2024; since renumbered)

Audit results and reports

• Delaware Department of Elections, audits

District of Columbia State summary

Law and rules

• D.C. Code § 1-1001.09a

Audit results and reports

• DC Board of Elections news releases (20 and 26 Nov 2024)

Florida State summary

Law and rules

• Fla. Stat. § 101.591
• Rule 1S-5.026 procedures manual (DS-DE 410)

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• Fla. Stat. § 101.591 (Internet Archive copy, 20 Jun 2024)

Audit results and reports

• 2024 General Election Summary Report (Florida Dept. of State)

Georgia State summary

Law and rules

• O.C.G.A. § 21-2-498 (Justia; includes a 2026 change to (a)(4), the list of audited contests)
• Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 183-1-15-.04

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 183-1-15 (Internet Archive copy, 21 Sep 2024)

Audit results and reports

• Secretary of State press release, 2024 statewide RLA

Hawaii State summary

Law and rules

• Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-42
• Haw. Code R. § 3-177-762

Idaho State summary

Law and rules

• Idaho Code § 34-1203A

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• Idaho Code § 34-1203A (Internet Archive copy, 14 Nov 2024)

Audit results and reports

• 2024 General Election Audit Report (16 pp.)

Illinois State summary

Law and rules

• 10 ILCS 5/24B-15 (optical scan)
• 10 ILCS 5/24A-15
• 10 ILCS 5/24C-15

Indiana State summary

Law and rules

• Ind. Code § 3-11-13-38 (petition for confirmation of vote)
• Ind. Code § 3-12-3.5-8

Audit results and reports

• 2024 General Post-Election Audit Summary Report

Iowa State summary

Law and rules

• Iowa Code § 50.51
• Iowa Admin. Code r. 721-26.203

Kansas State summary

Law and rules

• K.S.A. 25-3009

Audit results and reports

• Secretary of State: completion of the 2024 post-election audit in all 105 counties (15 Nov 2024)
• Secretary of State: close-race audits begin (6 Nov 2024)

Kentucky State summary

Law and rules

• 2024 House Bill 53 (KRS 117.383(8))

Louisiana State summary

No online sources beyond the state summary.

Maine State summary

Other sources

• Maine Secretary of State, Elections

Maryland State summary

Law and rules

• Md. Code, Election Law § 11-309

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• COMAR 33.08.05.08 (Internet Archive copy, 27 Dec 2023)
• Md. Election Law § 11-309 (before the 2025 amendments) (Internet Archive copy, 4 Feb 2025)

Audit results and reports

• Automated audit report files (no longer linked from the site)
• 2024 manual audit plan and archive

Massachusetts State summary

Law and rules

• M.G.L. c. 54, § 109A
• 950 CMR 46.00

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• M.G.L. c. 54, § 109A (Internet Archive copy, 16 Nov 2024)

Audit results and reports

• 2024 Statewide Audit Report (spreadsheet)

Michigan State summary

Law and rules

• MCL 168.31a

Audit results and reports

• November 2024 post-election audit report (July 2025)

Minnesota State summary

Law and rules

• Minn. Stat. § 206.89

Audit results and reports

• Post-election reviews (Minnesota Secretary of State)

Mississippi State summary

Law and rules

• HB 1310 (2023), codified as Miss. Code § 23-15-615

Audit results and reports

• Secretary of State, Report of 2024 Post-Election Audits (8 pp.)

Missouri State summary

Law and rules

• 15 CSR 30-10.110

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• RSMo § 115.225 (Internet Archive copy, 31 Oct 2024)
• RSMo § 115.507 (Internet Archive copy, 4 Dec 2024)

Montana State summary

Law and rules

• Mont. Code Ann. §§ 13-17-501 to -510
• Admin. R. Mont. 44.3.1719

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• MCA § 13-17-503 (Internet Archive copy, 14 Oct 2024)
• MCA § 13-17-507 (Internet Archive copy, 4 Oct 2024)

Audit results and reports

• 2024 General audit selections (Montana Secretary of State)

Nebraska State summary

Other sources

• Nebraska Secretary of State, election security

Nevada State summary

Law and rules

• NRS ch. 293 (§ 293.394)
• NAC 293.481 as adopted (R011-23)

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• NRS chapter 293 (Internet Archive copy, 6 Nov 2024)
• NAC chapter 293 (Internet Archive copy, 29 Oct 2024)

Audit results and reports

• RLA Certificate of Completion (Nevada Secretary of State)

New Hampshire State summary

Law and rules

• N.H. RSA 660:35

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• RSA 660:35 (Internet Archive copy, 8 May 2025)
• RSA 660:33 (Internet Archive copy, 8 May 2025)
• RSA 660:34 (Internet Archive copy, 3 Jun 2025)

Audit results and reports

• Election audits and reports (NH Secretary of State)

New Jersey State summary

Law and rules

• N.J.S.A. 19:61-9 (Justia, 2025; last amended 2023)

Audit results and reports

• 2024 election information, county audit reports (NJ Division of Elections)

New Mexico State summary

Law and rules

• NMSA 1978 § 1-14-13.2 (Justia, 2025; last amended 2023)
• NMAC 1.10.23
• NMSA 1978 § 1-14-13.3

Audit results and reports

• Secretary of State election audit archive (page displays no documents)

New York State summary

Law and rules

• N.Y. Election Law § 9-211
• 9 NYCRR 6210.18

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• N.Y. Election Law § 9-211 (Internet Archive copy, 16 Nov 2024)

North Carolina State summary

Law and rules

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-182.1

Audit results and reports

• Post-Election Audit Report, 2024 General (State Board)

North Dakota State summary

Other sources

• N.D. Century Code ch. 16.1-06 (current text, as amended in 2025)

Ohio State summary

Law and rules

• Ohio Rev. Code § 3505.331

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• Ohio Rev. Code § 3505.331 (Internet Archive copy, 16 Nov 2024)

Audit results and reports

• Past election results, post-election audit totals (Ohio SOS)

Oklahoma State summary

Law and rules

• 26 O.S. § 3-130 (Justia; current text, amended November 2025)

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• 26 O.S. § 3-130 (2019 text, in force until November 2025) (Internet Archive copy, 4 Apr 2023)

Audit results and reports

• 2024 post-election audit report (Aug and Nov)

Oregon State summary

Law and rules

• ORS 254.529 (unofficial compilation)
• OAR 165-007-0290 (unofficial compilation)

Audit results and reports

• County hand-count forms, Secretary of State records portal (search: “hand count” 2024)

Pennsylvania State summary

Law and rules

• Pennsylvania Election Code (1937 Act 320), § 1117-A (25 P.S. § 3031.17): the 2% statistical recount

Audit results and reports

• 2024 General RLA report (Pennsylvania Dept. of State)

Rhode Island State summary

Law and rules

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-37.4

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-37.4 (Internet Archive copy, 17 Sep 2024)

Audit results and reports

• Risk-Limiting Audit Center (RI Board of Elections)

South Carolina State summary

Law and rules

• S.C. Code § 7-3-20(D)(19)

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• S.C. Code title 7, ch. 3 (§ 7-3-20) (Internet Archive copy, 16 Nov 2024)

Audit results and reports

• Hand count audit reports (all counties)
• Election audits (SC Election Commission)
• Results-verification audit reports (all counties)

South Dakota State summary

Law and rules

• SDCL 12-17B-18 to -25

Audit results and reports

• 2024 General post-election audit results (county packets)

Tennessee State summary

Other sources

• Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-20-103 (summary by Verified Voting; the official text is on LexisNexis’s free Tennessee Code site)
• Secretary of State: Fayette County's risk-limiting audit of the August 2024 primary

Texas State summary

Law and rules

• Tex. Elec. Code ch. 127, § 127.201 as in force for November 2024 (Internet Archive copy, 14 Nov 2024)
• Secretary of State partial manual count procedure (2 Nov 2023)

Utah State summary

Law and rules

• Utah Code § 20A-4-104 (version in force 2023–2025)

Other sources

• Utah Legislative Auditor General, A Performance Audit of Utah’s Election System (Report 2024-20, December 2024)
• Utah Legislative Auditor General, A Performance Audit of Piute and Wayne County Election Processes (Report 2025-04)
• Summit County notice of its audit of state-designated batches, 12 November 2024
• Cann, Monson and Murray, Post-Election Audits (study for the Legislature, 2023)

Vermont State summary

Law and rules

• 17 V.S.A. § 2493
• Code Vt. R. 04-010-001, § E: post-election audits (Cornell LII; last amended 2019)

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• 17 V.S.A. § 2493 (Internet Archive copy, 9 Nov 2024)

Audit results and reports

• 2024 audit results, per town (Vermont Secretary of State)

Virginia State summary

Law and rules

• Va. Code § 24.2-671.2

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• Va. Code § 24.2-671.2 (Internet Archive copy, 11 Nov 2024)

Audit results and reports

• 2024 November General RLA Report

Washington State summary

Law and rules

• RCW 29A.60.170
• RCW 29A.60.185
• WAC 434-261-116

Text in force for November 2024 (archived copies)

• WAC 434-261-114 (Internet Archive copy, 2 Dec 2024)
• RCW 29A.60.170 (Internet Archive copy, 5 Nov 2024)
• WAC 434-261-117 (Internet Archive copy, 22 Jul 2024)
• WAC 434-261-116 (Internet Archive copy, 16 Nov 2024)
• WAC 434-261-115 (Internet Archive copy, 7 Dec 2024)
• RCW 29A.60.185 (Internet Archive copy, 16 Nov 2024)

Audit results and reports

• Post-election audits (Washington Secretary of State)

West Virginia State summary

Law and rules

• W. Va. Code § 3-4A-28
• 153 CSR 18, Procedures for Canvassing Elections (effective 2018)

Wisconsin State summary

Law and rules

• Wis. Stat. § 7.08(6)
• 2024 audit instructions and procedures (WEC)

Audit results and reports

• WEC meeting materials, 7 Mar 2025 (final report, pp. 51–81)

Wyoming State summary

Law and rules

• Wyo. Stat. Title 22 (§ 22-6-130)
• Secretary of State Post-Election Audit Policy (2022)

Audit results and reports

• Legislative subcommittee final report on Weston County (Oct 2025)