Idaho Secretary of State

We randomly selected eight counties for a hand-count audit during the post-election audit draw today at the Capitol, alongside my fellow Board of Canvassers member Idaho State Controller - Brandon D Woolf. The counties chosen in the random draw are as follows:

✅Franklin
✅Canyon
✅Lemhi
✅Gooding
✅Owyhee
✅Butte
✅Power
✅Ada

Today at 1 pm MT, the Board of Canvassers will randomly select counties & precincts for an audit of the May 2026 primary election results. Audits verify the accuracy and security of elections.

Watch the audit draw live at the following link:
https://idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww17/

Over the past several weeks, we’ve been highlighting each of Idaho’s 12 Principles of Elections, and today we’re sharing the 12th and final principle. 🗳️

All election audits in Idaho are conducted by hand-counting paper ballots, and recounts include a sample hand count compared against voting equipment totals.

Paper ballots create a secure, auditable record and provide an important layer of verification in Idaho elections. The audit process for the recent primary election begins this Friday with a random draw of counties and precincts.

The election might be over, but we’re not finished highlighting Idaho’s 12 Principles of Elections! 🗳️

Random audits of precincts and counties are conducted after each primary and general election, and help verify accuracy and strengthen confidence in Idaho’s election process.

Learn more at VoteIdaho.gov

A huge thank you to our county clerks, election staff, & poll workers who put in the long hours to make Election Day possible. Your hard work, professionalism, and commitment to public service matter.

And thank you to every Idahoan who showed up and voted.

Check the election results at www.VoteIdaho.gov.

Polls are now closed across the state.

Results will be updated throughout the evening as ballots are counted and verified. Visit VoteIdaho.gov for the latest results: https://voteidaho.gov/election-results/

Still hanging onto an absentee ballot? Drop it off at your local elections office or an official ballot drop box. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

Visit VoteIdaho.gov for Election Day information. Get out and vote, Idaho!

It's Primary Election Day Idaho! Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Everything you need to vote can be found at VoteIdaho.gov, including:

🗳 Finding your polling place
🗳 Previewing your sample ballot
🗳 Checking your voter registration

Make a plan, cast your ballot, get a sticker, and make your voice heard!

Tuesday is Election Day in Idaho!🗳️

Make sure you're before you head to the polls by visiting www.VoteIdaho.gov.

Polls are open Tuesday, May 19, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

What’s on the ballot?
☑️Federal Offices
☑️Statewide Executive
☑️Statewide Legislative
☑️Judicial
☑️County
☑️Local & District
☑️Precinct Committeeman