(Red Oak, Iowa) – Montgomery County Auditor Jill Ozuna conducted a successful post-election audit of the February 06, 2024, Special Election to fill vacancies on the City of Coburg City Council. Ozuna says ballots in Precinct 6 were hand- counted by election officials to ensure they matched the totals reported by the ballot tabulator. The precinct was randomly selected by the Secretary of State following Election Day. The Special Election City of Coburg City Council TFV Race was audited. The results matched 100%.  Ozuna says “The hand count audit shows that our machines tabulate accurately and further restores integrity of our election process.”

Every ballot tabulator in Iowa undergoes a public pre-election test to ensure it will count votes accurately on Election Day. Post-election audits are mandatory in all 99 counties following each election. For more information about election security in Iowa, visit the Secretary of State’s website at sos.iowa.gov. Information about the voting process is available at VoterReady.Iowa.gov.

Questions about the post-election audit and other election matters may be directed to the Montgomery County Auditor’s office at 712-623-5127.

Montgomery County Auditor Jill Ozuna

As previously reported, the Board of Supervisors, on Tues., Feb. 13, 2024, canvassed the election results. Those elected, each of whom received nine votes (33.33% each), are Annajenifer Beaman, Alexandria Schooling and Anthony Schooling. There were 19 registered voters for the election and nine ballots cast, for a voter turnout of 49.95-percent.