What are Cast Voter Records?
A Cast Vote Record means an auditable document that corresponds to the selections made on the voter’s ballot and lists the contests on the ballot and the voter’s selections for those contests. A paper cast vote record is not a ballot.
What is a Cast Voter Record Export?
A Cast Vote Record Export is an export of all selections made on each voter’s ballot, along with the contests on each ballot and each voter’s selections for those contents. These are the records that are produced by the vote-capture machines and are designed to be used in auditing scenarios such as Risk Limiting Audits or other auditing of cast vote level records. They are specifically designed so the data exported contains no compromise of voter privacy.
Why is the information from the CVR Export helpful?
This information allows an election to be audited to find any abnormalities in the tabulation data that one would not see by only looking at the final results.
How do I ask for them?
We will have some sample requests put up here in the future.