Post- Election Reviews: What are they & when will they take place in 2024?
What is a post-election review?
Per Minnesota Statutes 206.89, after every state general election, Minnesota’s counties perform post-election reviews. During these reviews, counties check the election results returned by the optical scan ballot counters used in the state. To check the results they will perform a hand count for each eligible office in selected precincts. They will compare the results from the voting system used in the determined precincts. to their hand counts.
How do they select precincts and canvas dates?
During the canvass of the state primary, county canvassing boards in each county set a date, time, and place for the general election post-election review. They then notify the Secretary of State. Canvassing boards are the boards that certify federal, state, and county election results in a county.
During the canvass of the general election, the county canvassing boards will randomly select precincts for review and notify the Secretary of State.
Counties must abide by the following criteria in their selection:
- In a county with fewer than 50,000 registered voters, the county canvassing board must conduct a post-election review of a total of at least 2 precincts.
- In a county with between 50,000 and 100,000 registered voters, the county canvassing board must conduct a review of a total of at least 3 precincts.
- The county canvassing board of a county with more than 100,000 registered voters must conduct a review of a total of at least 4 precincts, or three percent of the total number of precincts in the county, whichever is greater.
- At least one precinct selected in each county must have had more than 150 votes cast at the general election.
