St. Joseph County conducting post-election audit of 2024 General Election results

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The St. Joseph County Election Board and Clerk’s Office are volunteering to conduct a post-election audit on its 2024 General Election results on Thursday, Dec. 5. 

"St. Joseph County is one of seven counties on the 2024 General Election Audit Schedule," county election officials said. "All seven County Election Boards voluntarily requested an audit and received audit approval and designation from the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office."

The audits will be conducted by VSTOP (Voting System Technical Oversight Program), an organization founded by the Indiana Legislature in 2007, hosted at Ball State University, and overseen by the Indiana Secretary of State.

Officials say the audits "ensure and affirm that the election equipment used in this election functioned properly, resulting in correctly reported election outcomes."

“A post-election audit is an important tool to help ensure transparency and trust in our St. Joseph County election process," said County Clerk Amy Rolfes. "I look forward to working with the VSTOP team."

The audit will be held at the Olive Street Warehouse (142 S. Olive Street in South Bend) and is open to all candidates, political parties, elected officials, media, and members of the public.

"Post-election audits are meant to be a transparent, and non-partisan external review of election equipment to increase voter confidence in the use of this equipment and the accurate results it delivers," county officials said. "For any questions or additional information, please reach out to the St. Joseph County Clerk’s Office."