{"id":3059,"date":"2024-11-20T11:11:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T16:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/?p=3059"},"modified":"2024-12-09T11:28:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:28:36","slug":"vstop-audit-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated December 9, 2024<\/em> <em>with the results of the audit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/centersandinstitutes\/bowencenter\/vstop\">VSTOP (Voting System Technical Oversight Program)<\/a> will conduct a post-election audit on Delaware County\u2019s 2024 General Election on Tuesday, December 3rd at 10:00 a.m. at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Delaware+County+Building,+100+W+Washington+St,+Muncie,+IN+47305\/@40.1943045,-85.3897368,750m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x88153da320723add:0x4b885483f4f957f6!8m2!3d40.1943004!4d-85.3871619!16s%2Fg%2F11c3q47dkr?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Delaware County Building<\/a> (Basement). Delaware County is one of seven counties on the 2024 General Election Audit Schedule. All seven County Election Boards voluntarily requested an audit and received audit approval and designation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/sos\/elections\/vstop\/\">Indiana Secretary of State\u2019s Office<\/a>. These audits ensure and affirm that the election equipment used in this election functioned properly, resulting in correctly reported election outcomes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThere is no doubt, election integrity is top of mind across the country. The County Election Board has volunteered to complete a post-election audit to give voters additional confidence in the people, processes, and equipment used in Delaware County Elections. I am proud that VSTOP gets to work with the County\u2019s Election Officials to provide this opportunity to them.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Matt Housley&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"3062\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/image004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20173053\/image004.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"768,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20173053\/image004.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20173053\/image004.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3062 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20173053\/image004.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20173053\/image004.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The audit 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. We encourage members of the media to attend and report on audit activities to increase reach to members of our community. For any questions or additional information, please reach out to VSTOP at the contact information below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more information, contact:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt Housley, <em>Election Systems Audit Specialist&nbsp;<\/em><br>Email: mdhousley@bsu.edu&nbsp;<br>Phone Number: (765) 285-8934&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Updated Results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The audit began with a public post-election audit presentation given by Election Systems Audit Specialist, Matt Housley. The presentation overviewed VSTOP and explained the post-election audit process. A ballot-comparison audit method was used. In a Ballot-Comparison Audit, the digital CVR (Cast Vote Record) is reviewed and matched with the VVPAT (Voter-Verifiable\/Verified Paper Audit Trail) to ensure all sampled ballots CVR and VVPAT records match 100% for the three contests selected. The sample needed, and inspected was 170 ballots to achieve a 99% Confidence Level in the voting systems\u2019 functionality. The sample was drawn in live-time using a random seed number generated by 20 rolls of a 10-sided die. VSTOP, MicroVote, and Delaware County Election Officials began to inspect ballots and record CVR\/VVPAT matches for the three contests. This was continued until all needed ballots were sampled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">170 sampled ballots were inspected for a CVR to VVPAT match for all three contests. All three contests resulted in 100% CVR\/VVPAT match rate. The 100% match rate gives us a 99 percent confidence level that the election equipment used in Delaware County functioned properly, resulting in correctly reported election outcomes for all three contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/centersandinstitutes\/bowencenter\/vstop\">The Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP)<\/a> was founded by the Indiana Legislature in 2007. Hosted at Ball State University, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/sos\/elections\/vstop\/\">VSTOP is overseen by the Indiana Secretary of State (SOS)<\/a> and assists the SOS and Indiana Election Division (IED) with a variety of critical election administration functions.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2020\/11\/02\/election-2020-ball-state-vstop-at-forefront-of-election-integrity-in-indiana\/\">Learn more about how VSTOP works to ensure election security<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated December 9, 2024 with the results of the audit. VSTOP (Voting System Technical Oversight Program) will conduct a post-election audit on Delaware County\u2019s 2024 General Election on Tuesday, December 3rd at 10:00 a.m. at the Delaware County Building (Basement). Delaware County is one of seven counties on the 2024 General Election Audit Schedule. All [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[65,36,10,4,6],"tags":[550,551,253,446,546,259],"class_list":["post-3059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-science","category-faculty","category-natural-computational-sciences","category-political-science","category-social-sciences","tag-audit","tag-delaware-county","tag-election","tag-muncie","tag-voting","tag-vstop"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ball State&#039;s Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) will conduct a post-election audit on Delaware County\u2019s 2024 General Election\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ball State&#039;s Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) will conduct a post-election audit on Delaware County\u2019s 2024 General Election\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"College of Sciences &amp; Humanities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BallStateCSH\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-20T16:11:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-09T16:28:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20111056\/22_MC-16933_2038-1024x683.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"wpengine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@BallStateCSH\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BallStateCSH\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"wpengine\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"wpengine\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/457bf04d6c62eff0169d84330898082f\"},\"headline\":\"VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-20T16:11:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-09T16:28:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":522,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/16\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20111056\\\/22_MC-16933_2038.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Audit\",\"Delaware County\",\"election\",\"Muncie\",\"Voting\",\"VSTOP\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Computer Science\",\"Faculty\",\"Natural &amp; Computational Sciences\",\"Political Science\",\"Social Sciences\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/\",\"name\":\"VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/16\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20111056\\\/22_MC-16933_2038.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-20T16:11:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-09T16:28:36+00:00\",\"description\":\"Ball State's Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) will conduct a post-election audit on Delaware County\u2019s 2024 General Election\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/16\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20111056\\\/22_MC-16933_2038.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/16\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20111056\\\/22_MC-16933_2038.jpg\",\"width\":2400,\"height\":1600,\"caption\":\"VSTOP Ribbon Cutting in Oakwood Building\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/20\\\/vstop-audit-2024\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/\",\"name\":\"College of Sciences &amp; Humanities\",\"description\":\"Home to Ball State University&#039;s College of Sciences and Humanities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Ball State University College of Sciences and Humanities\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/assets.blogs.bsu.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/16\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/08143418\\\/csh-avatar.png?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/assets.blogs.bsu.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/16\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/08143418\\\/csh-avatar.png?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Ball State University College of Sciences and Humanities\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/BallStateCSH\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/BallStateCSH\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ballstatecsh\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/457bf04d6c62eff0169d84330898082f\",\"name\":\"wpengine\",\"description\":\"This is the \\\"wpengine\\\" admin user that our staff uses to gain access to your admin area to provide support and troubleshooting. It can only be accessed by a button in our secure log that auto generates a password and dumps that password after the staff member has logged in. We have taken extreme measures to ensure that our own user is not going to be misused to harm any of our clients sites.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/wpengine.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/csh\\\/author\\\/wpengine\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election","description":"Ball State's Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) will conduct a post-election audit on Delaware County\u2019s 2024 General Election","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election","og_description":"Ball State's Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) will conduct a post-election audit on Delaware County\u2019s 2024 General Election","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/","og_site_name":"College of Sciences &amp; Humanities","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BallStateCSH","article_published_time":"2024-11-20T16:11:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-12-09T16:28:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20111056\/22_MC-16933_2038-1024x683.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"wpengine","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@BallStateCSH","twitter_site":"@BallStateCSH","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"wpengine","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/"},"author":{"name":"wpengine","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/#\/schema\/person\/457bf04d6c62eff0169d84330898082f"},"headline":"VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election","datePublished":"2024-11-20T16:11:39+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-09T16:28:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/"},"wordCount":522,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20111056\/22_MC-16933_2038.jpg","keywords":["Audit","Delaware County","election","Muncie","Voting","VSTOP"],"articleSection":["Computer Science","Faculty","Natural &amp; Computational Sciences","Political Science","Social Sciences"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/","name":"VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20111056\/22_MC-16933_2038.jpg","datePublished":"2024-11-20T16:11:39+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-09T16:28:36+00:00","description":"Ball State's Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) will conduct a post-election audit on Delaware County\u2019s 2024 General Election","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20111056\/22_MC-16933_2038.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20111056\/22_MC-16933_2038.jpg","width":2400,"height":1600,"caption":"VSTOP Ribbon Cutting in Oakwood Building"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/20\/vstop-audit-2024\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"VSTOP to Conduct Post-Election Audit on Delaware County 2024 General Election"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/","name":"College of Sciences &amp; Humanities","description":"Home to Ball State University&#039;s College of Sciences and Humanities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/#organization","name":"Ball State University College of Sciences and Humanities","url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.blogs.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/09\/08143418\/csh-avatar.png?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.blogs.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/09\/08143418\/csh-avatar.png?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1","width":500,"height":500,"caption":"Ball State University College of Sciences and Humanities"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BallStateCSH","https:\/\/x.com\/BallStateCSH","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ballstatecsh\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/#\/schema\/person\/457bf04d6c62eff0169d84330898082f","name":"wpengine","description":"This is the \"wpengine\" admin user that our staff uses to gain access to your admin area to provide support and troubleshooting. It can only be accessed by a button in our secure log that auto generates a password and dumps that password after the staff member has logged in. We have taken extreme measures to ensure that our own user is not going to be misused to harm any of our clients sites.","sameAs":["http:\/\/wpengine.com"],"url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/author\/wpengine\/"}]}},"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3174,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2025\/04\/24\/vstops-highly-acclaimed-ceats-program-to-celebrate-sixth-cohort-graduation-ceremony\/","url_meta":{"origin":3059,"position":0},"title":"VSTOP\u2019s Highly Acclaimed CEATS Program to Celebrate Sixth Cohort Graduation Ceremony","author":"wpengine","date":"April 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Ball State University\u2019s Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) will be holding a graduation ceremony for the sixth cohort of its nationally-recognized Certificate in Election Administration, Technology, and Security (CEATS) Program. The event will be held at 10 a.m. May 9, 2025, at L.A. Pittenger Student Center, 2000 W. University\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Good News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Good News","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/category\/uncategorized\/good-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A group of ten people in professional attire, including suits and a red pantsuit, pose for a photo in front of a red Ball State University backdrop.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/24104155\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-003-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/24104155\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-003-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/24104155\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-003-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/24104155\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-003-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/24104155\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-003-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3467,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2026\/06\/02\/vstops-nationally-recognized-ceats-program-celebrates-seventh-cohort-graduation-and-growing-legacy-of-election-excellence\/","url_meta":{"origin":3059,"position":1},"title":"VSTOP\u2019s Nationally Recognized CEATS Program Celebrates Seventh Cohort Graduation and Growing Legacy of Election Excellence","author":"wpengine","date":"June 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ball State University\u2019s Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) celebrated the graduation of the seventh cohort of its nationally recognized Certificate in Election Administration, Technology, and Security (CEATS) Program during a ceremony on May 29, 2026. VSTOP is recognizing 19 graduates who have completed the innovative program this year. Since\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Political Science&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Political Science","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/category\/political-science\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Graduates, staff, and secretary of state pose for group photo between two ferns","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/02142310\/CEATS-05.29.26-35-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/02142310\/CEATS-05.29.26-35-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/02142310\/CEATS-05.29.26-35-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/02142310\/CEATS-05.29.26-35-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/02142310\/CEATS-05.29.26-35-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2018\/12\/18\/vstop-pioneering-election-security\/","url_meta":{"origin":3059,"position":2},"title":"VSTOP: Pioneering Election Security","author":"amkavars","date":"December 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"A Ball State program has taken a leading role in guaranteeing the security of future elections in Indiana and throughout the nation. In the aftermath of Florida\u2019s confusing vote count in the 2000 presidential election, legislators nationwide recognized a need for voting modernization. Between 2003 and 2006, the State of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Political Science&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Political Science","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/category\/political-science\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"I Voted Sticker","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/12\/10100925\/parker-johnson-779902-unsplash-e1546971334711.jpg?fit=1200%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/12\/10100925\/parker-johnson-779902-unsplash-e1546971334711.jpg?fit=1200%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/12\/10100925\/parker-johnson-779902-unsplash-e1546971334711.jpg?fit=1200%2C682&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/12\/10100925\/parker-johnson-779902-unsplash-e1546971334711.jpg?fit=1200%2C682&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/12\/10100925\/parker-johnson-779902-unsplash-e1546971334711.jpg?fit=1200%2C682&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":953,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2020\/11\/02\/election-2020-ball-state-vstop-at-forefront-of-election-integrity-in-indiana\/","url_meta":{"origin":3059,"position":3},"title":"Election 2020: Ball State VSTOP at Forefront of Election Security in Indiana","author":"Chay Reigle","date":"November 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2020 general election on Nov. 3 is on track to becoming nothing short of a landmark event in American history. Historic levels of turnout, feverish political polarization sparked by an unorthodox presidency, and an unprecedented global pandemic are all contributing to levels of fear and uncertainty perhaps not reached\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Computer Science&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Computer Science","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/category\/computer-science\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Image of CSH Investigates Election Security Banner","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/11\/02012159\/CSH-Investigates_-Election-Security.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/11\/02012159\/CSH-Investigates_-Election-Security.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/11\/02012159\/CSH-Investigates_-Election-Security.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/11\/02012159\/CSH-Investigates_-Election-Security.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/11\/02012159\/CSH-Investigates_-Election-Security.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3050,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/11\/05\/2024-general-election\/","url_meta":{"origin":3059,"position":4},"title":"Student, Political Science Professor Speculate on the 2024 General Election","author":"wpengine","date":"November 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Written by Serena Thompson As we approach another significant election, many are speculating how this year's voter turnout will compare to previous cycles. In 2020, voter turnout was at a historic 66%, driven by the pandemic and a deeply polarized political climate. However, the 2024 presidential election is shaping up\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/category\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Vote Stickers","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/05124839\/IMG_9098-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/05124839\/IMG_9098-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/05124839\/IMG_9098-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/05124839\/IMG_9098-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/05124839\/IMG_9098-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1003,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2020\/12\/07\/sophia-hoffert-tells-the-stories-of-notable-women-in-muncie\/","url_meta":{"origin":3059,"position":5},"title":"Sophia Hoffert Tells the Stories of Notable Women in Muncie","author":"Grace Goze","date":"December 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Ball State Senior Sophia Hoffert is researching the history of notable Delaware County women this fall semester under the supervision of Melissa Gentry, Map Collections Supervisor at Ball State University. The Notable Women of Delaware County Project began in 2018 and is a combined effort between Ball State University Libraries,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;History&quot;","block_context":{"text":"History","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/category\/history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A collage of five classical paintings featuring various people in period clothing, with a black banner across the center reading \"curation chronicles\" in white serif text.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/02\/19154447\/curation-chronicles-1.png?fit=1200%2C530&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/02\/19154447\/curation-chronicles-1.png?fit=1200%2C530&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/02\/19154447\/curation-chronicles-1.png?fit=1200%2C530&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/02\/19154447\/curation-chronicles-1.png?fit=1200%2C530&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/02\/19154447\/curation-chronicles-1.png?fit=1200%2C530&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/20111056\/22_MC-16933_2038.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}