(MSC News)--As allegations, accusations, and outright conspiracy theories have swirled in recent years regarding the security of U.S. election system, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab is reminding voters of the process that follows election day, including that the counts shown election day night are not considered official.

The Secretary of State's Office website, on this election night, is posting the results of state races; and, visitors to the site, are greeted with a message which states the following: Following election day, counties may still be tabulating legally cast ballots and therefore you may see a small increase in unofficial vote totals November 6-8. The categories of ballots that may be tabulated include:

Any ballots that were hand counted.
Mail ballots that were post-marked by election day and still being processed.
Any other legally cast ballots not included in Tuesday- unofficial count.
The unofficial results on election night do not and cannot include county canvass certified results, because those results must include provisional ballots that will be reviewed by the County Board of Canvassers.

Schwab, in the website message, also explains that tomorrow, November 6, random audits will be conducted.

On November 6, 2024, the Secretary of State shall randomly select one federal, one legislative, and one county 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 1% 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 November 18.

To view the races being decided across Kansas, including votes cast in local counties, go here.