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Post-Election Audits

Federal guidance and case law have clarified that those duties extend to electronic materials and carry criminal penalties for willful destruction

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Jan 30, 2026
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What federal statutes govern preservation and seizure of election records and how have courts ruled on them recently?

-programs-and-regulations">Federal law imposes specific retention and preservation duties for many federal-election records—most prominently a 22‑month retention requirement codified in 52 U.S.C. §207...

Jan 6, 2026

What did election audits and state officials conclude about machine security and tabulation in the 2020 U.S. election?

Post‑election audits and state officials concluded that machine tabulation in the 2020 U.S. election was, by and large, accurate and secure: routine post‑election tabulation audits, recounts, and expe...