American Statistical Association

As you know, the board of directors for the American Statistical Association—the world’s largest professional society of statisticians—has actively promoted electoral integrity through election auditing, and risk-limiting audits in particular. In 2008 the ASA Board made a statement that said, “All processes and data of U.S. elections should be subject to statistically sound, continuous-quality monitoring and improvement.” Later that year, the Board endorsed Principles and Best Practices for Post-Election Audits. In 2010, the Board issued a statement on risk-limiting post-election audits recommending that “risk-limiting audits be routinely conducted and reported in all federal, most statewide, and at least a sampling of other governmental election contests.”