(WHTM) — Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt has announced that two post-election audits have confirmed that the unofficial results of the 2024 general election were accurate.

Audits are conducted after every election and before final certification. Each county conducted a required 2% statistical audit, which is a random sample of at least 2% of the ballots cast in their county — or 2,000 ballots, whichever is fewer. All counties reported accurate audit results.

“These audits are statistical proof that the reported general election results are accurate, which is a testament to the hard work of county election officials who have spent weeks diligently ensuring the integrity of the election results,” Schmidt said. “Thank you to the election workers across all 67 counties for once again delivering a free, fair, safe, and secure election in Pennsylvania.”

For the statewide risk-limiting audit (RLA), election officials in 32 counties audited the race for state treasurer by hand-tallying 55 batches of randomly selected ballots, which amounted to more than 37,000 ballots being reviewed.

Schmidt added that county election officials identified only six vote discrepancies during the RLA, the largest resulting in a two-vote change. Schmidt says such discrepancies usually occur due to human error when manually tabulating audit results or stray/unclear marks on the ballot that lead to subjective decisions about a voter’s intent.