Walker County To Conduct Risk-Limiting Audit Of November 3 Election Results Friday
The Walker County Elections Office has announced that a risk-limiting audit of ballots cast in the November 3, 2026, General and Special Election will begin Friday, November 13, in LaFayette.
The audit will take place at the Walker County Elections Office, located at 311 South Main Street, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 5 p.m. or until the audit is completed.
According to the official notice, the audit is being conducted in accordance with Georgia law, O.C.G.A. 21-2-498(b)(c), which provides for risk-limiting audits following elections.
The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office will determine which ballots will be included in the audit. The selections will be publicly announced and published on the Secretary of State’s website.
A risk-limiting audit is a post-election verification process designed to check the accuracy of reported election results by manually reviewing a statistically selected sample of paper ballots.
The process provides an additional safeguard to help ensure that election outcomes accurately reflect the votes cast.
Walker County election officials say the audit will be open to the public, allowing residents to observe the verification process.
If the audit is not completed during Friday’s scheduled session, work may continue on subsequent business days until the process is finished.
Residents interested in observing the audit may visit the Walker County Elections Office during the scheduled hours