The Department of Voter Registration and Election is nearing the end of their work on the 2024 Presidential Primary as the Registrar of Voters has officially certified the election results.
Assuming no recounts are requested, certification is the final step in the election process.
Prior to certifying the election results, Sacramento County completed the following tasks:
- A hand counted audit of ballots in 1% of the voting precincts (manual tally), selected at random the day after Election Day;
- Reconciled all voted ballots, spoiled ballots, surrendered ballots and ballot paper to ensure all materials have been accounted for;
- Balanced the number of signatures (mail ballot envelopes, roster sheets, or Conditional Voter Registration/provisional envelopes) and voting history we have in a precinct to the number of physical ballots in that precinct. This ensures that no additional ballots are printed, marked and added to a precinct; and
- Reviewed challenged ballots and attempted voted twice cases.
We want to thank all of the staff and volunteers who came together to make sure that all eligible votes were counted in an accurate, transparent and secure manner, and to give a special shout out to the many observers who came out to witness this complex, multi-step process for themselves.
