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WHY CONDUCT APOST-ELECTION REVIEW (PER)? <br />Mission: To protect the votes of your citizens by <br />checking the accuracy of the machine counts in order <br />to enhance security and transparency and to build <br />voter confidence. <br />What your peers are saying: <br />Weston Rolf, Mayor City of Oak Grove: "Nobody can confirm that the <br />voting machine counted the ballots correctly on Election Day. It is <br />important to me as your mayor that your vote counted." <br />Deb Musgrove, Ramsey City Council: "We value double checking <br />everything in our society so why wouldn't we double check the counting of <br />our votes." <br />Others are saying: "We spend millions on our budget so we can afford a <br />few thousand dollars to hand count our votes. " <br />What is PER? <br />The post -election review (PER) is a manual recount (or "audit") of the <br />paper ballots of randomly -selected precincts for specific offices following <br />each state general election. It compares the hand count with the results <br />from the machines in order to determine accuracy within defined <br />standards. The precincts and offices to be counted is determined by the <br />County Canvassing Board which meets 3-8 days after the general election. <br />The hand count takes place between 9 and 14 days after the general <br />election (206.89). <br />1 <br />