auditor
11.6.20
[Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate (R)] said a subsequent investigation found that “a human data entry error” in the Jasper County Auditor’s Office led to “some results being over-reported.”... “Obviously on election night the Jasper County Auditor’s Office made an election results reporting error. It has since been corrected,” added County Auditor Dennis Parrott (D). “I credit the system of checks and balances that Iowa has that gives auditors time before the county supervisors canvass the vote to catch errors and issues that may have happened on Election Day.”
—Tal Axelrod, The Hill, "Iowa secretary of State requests recount in key House race," 6 Nov. 2020 {7:08 PM EST}
[Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate (R)] said a subsequent investigation found that “a human data entry error” in the Jasper County Auditor’s Office led to “some results being over-reported.”... “Obviously on election night the Jasper County Auditor’s Office made an election results reporting error. It has since been corrected,” added County Auditor Dennis Parrott (D). “I credit the system of checks and balances that Iowa has that gives auditors time before the county supervisors canvass the vote to catch errors and issues that may have happened on Election Day.”
—Tal Axelrod, The Hill, "Iowa secretary of State requests recount in key House race," 6 Nov. 2020 {7:08 PM EST}