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New Algorithms and Applications for Risk-Limiting Audits. (arXiv:2305.04050v1 [cs.CY])
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Risk-limiting audits (RLAs) are a significant tool in increasing confidence
in the accuracy of elections. They consist of randomized algorithms which check
that an election's vote tally, as reported by a vote tabulation system,
corresponds to the correct candidates winning. If an initial vote count leads
to the wrong election winner, an RLA guarantees to identify the error with high
probability over its own randomness. These audits operate by sequentially
sampling and examining ballots until they can either confirm the …
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