On August 5, 2026, the Secretary of State shall randomly select one federal, one legislative, one county, and the constitutional amendment race to be audited in each county. (This selection will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will be open to the public.)

The Secretary of State will then notify each county election office of the races to be audited. The county election office will then randomly select one percent of the precincts to be audited for each race. Ballots from the selected precincts shall be hand counted to ensure the hand count is identical to the vote count from the tabulators. The audit shall be performed by a sworn election board consisting of bipartisan trained board members. Per K.A.R. 7-47-1 ballot images cannot be used when conducting an audit.

Audits must be completed before the county canvass, which must take place by August 17.