Texas Secretary of State releases Phase 2 forensic audit report on 2020 election

Who's involved

• John ScottTexas Secretary of State
• Chad EnnisDirector of Texas Secretary of State's Forensic Audit Division

The facts

• Phase 2 audit examined election records from 2020 General Election in Collin, Dallas, Harris, and Tarrant counties.¹
• Phase 2 audit obtained more than 369 GB of data.¹
• Phase 2 final report spans 360 pages.¹
• Report examined reconciliation of voters checked in versus ballots cast, physical security, training materials, ballot-by-mail processes, provisional ballots, voter registration, and complaints.¹
• In most cases, the audit found that counties followed their procedures and documented their activities.¹
• In some cases, counties did not follow procedures, resulting in discrepancies and irregularities ranging from small to large.¹

Who said what

These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.

• John Scott Texas has some of strongest, most effective transparency measures in country for administering and auditing elections.¹
• John Scott Audit demonstrates how transparency measures should be used to ensure Texas voters have confidence in election outcomes.¹
• Chad Ennis When Texas Election Code and local procedures are followed, Texas voters should have very high level of confidence in election accuracy.¹