This paper explains the main principles and some of the technical details for auditing the scanning and digitisation of the Australian Senate ballot papers. We give a short summary of the motivation for auditing paper ballots, explain the necessary supporting steps for a rigorous and transparent audit, and suggest some statistical methods that would be appropriate for the Australian Senate.

翻译：本文件解释了审计澳大利亚参议院选票扫描和数字化的主要原则和一些技术细节。 我们简要总结了审计纸面选票的动机,解释了严格和透明的审计的必要支持步骤,并提出了一些适合澳大利亚参议院的统计方法。