analytics professionals

Analytics Professionals: Pattern Detectors & Integrity Analysts

This position must be coordinated with YOUR Secretary of State and/or Clerk Recorder.

Key Responsibilities:

• Anomaly Detection: Use statistical models to flag irregular vote patterns, turnout spikes, or tabulator discrepancies.

• Audit Trail Analysis: Compare digital logs with physical ballot counts to ensure consistency and transparency.

• Predictive Modeling: Forecast potential vulnerabilities based on historical data and simulate attack scenarios to test system resilience.

Tools & Techniques:

• Risk-Limiting Audits: Statistically sound methods to verify election outcomes by hand-counting a sample of ballots.

• Chain-of-Custody Analytics: Track ballot movement and custody logs to detect gaps or inconsistencies.

Coordination with Election Officials is essential.

Secretary of State:

• Oversees certification of voting systems and coordinates statewide cybersecurity protocols.

• Can commission third-party audits and forensic reviews, as seen in Georgia’s post-election audit.

Clerk Recorders:

• Implement physical and digital safeguards at the county level.

• Responsible for securing equipment storage, enforcing access controls, and maintaining tamper-evident seals.