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UpdateIowaThursday, November 5, 2026

Scott County, Iowa, to audit three precincts after ballot scanner issues

Ballot scanners in three precincts showed intermittent reject codes on Election Day.

By the Democracy SENTRY deskPublished

Reporting by
GovTech
“Scott County, Iowa, Eyes ‘Intermittent’ Ballot Counting Issue”, Thursday, November 5, 2026
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What happened

Scott County, Iowa, will audit three precincts after DS200 ballot scanning and tabulating machines experienced intermittent issues causing a Ballot Reject Code on Election Day. Auditor Kerri Tompkins identified the affected precincts as D22, D54, and B53, which together recorded about 4,100 votes. ES&S will investigate the machines to determine the cause.1

The public audit is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Scott County's training facility in Davenport, pending approval from the Board of Supervisors at its 11:30 a.m. meeting.1

about 4,100
votes recorded in the three affected precincts1
three
precincts to be audited1
What it means in Iowa

What this means for the count in Scott County

The county board of supervisors receives the results from the county auditor, canvasses them and sends them to the Secretary of State.2 Counties canvass within 13 days of the election, by November 16.3

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Sources

  1. GovTech, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxQa2tIdEdMQ0R5MzEwOVFQbUlUUDVKUVgzVEZtOTdRNE1ybkRmM2pEV0p5ZkVsSjNxVTZuN2plaTQ0clVzU1U2NURtMk5ORFRsZkFPaVJPbm9WUV9fclljM0JMcUx5WWtFX29QYjRfbGZuWmRJTWFxSnctVVkzSzBRVk9BQ21QcXdDcjNZS1F4U3F0YUd4eUE?oc=5 · Thursday, November 5, 2026
  2. Bolts, Who counts our elections, https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/who-counts-our-elections/
  3. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines

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