Beginning Monday, Nov. 10, Nevada County Elections will conduct a manual tally of 1% of precincts casting ballots in the Nov. 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election. The results will be compared with the machine count to ensure accuracy.
The random selection of precincts begins at 9 a.m. at the Ballot Processing Center, 12740 Loma Rica Drive, Grass Valley, and will be followed by the manual tally at 10 a.m. The process is open to the public and will continue daily until it is completed (holidays and weekends excluded).
This routine audit is required by the state and is conducted after every election. During this process, our office randomly selects at least 1% of precincts and manually counts every ballot from those precincts by hand. The hand count results are then compared to the machine-tabulated results.
This comparison confirms that our vote-counting equipment is functioning correctly and that ballots were accurately read and recorded. If discrepancies are found, they are investigated thoroughly before certification.
