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# Pre-Audit Files

### **Ballot Manifest Creation**

* [ ] Create a spreadsheet
* [ ] Title columns [based on your audit type](/arlo/jurisdiction-manager/pre-audit-file-uploads/ballot-manifest.md#create-a-ballot-manifest)
* [ ] Enter a name for every batch of ballots tabulated, the number of ballots in that batch, and any other required information for your audit type
  * Include any late-tabulated batches (ex. provisional ballots that counted, late arriving absentees, etc.)
* [ ] Check the total number of ballots in the ballot manifest to ensure it matches the total number of ballots tabulated (do not include a totals row in the manifest)
* [ ] Save as a .csv file
* [ ] [Upload into Arlo](/arlo/jurisdiction-manager/pre-audit-file-uploads/uploading-files-into-arlo.md) when prompted

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MWk09H9suNl8MbZsX7s" %}
[Ballot Manifest](/arlo/jurisdiction-manager/pre-audit-file-uploads/ballot-manifest.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### **Cast Vote Record Preparation** 

For ballot comparison and hybrid audits only.

* [ ] Export from voting system

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MX8\_X4UqMLMkYc35t\_o" %}
[Cast Vote Records (CVRs)](/arlo/jurisdiction-manager/pre-audit-file-uploads/cast-vote-records-cvrs.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### **Candidate Totals by Batch Creation**

For batch comparison audits only.

* [ ] Create a spreadsheet
* [ ] Title column A "Batch Name" and additional columns each candidate name as provided by your audit administrator
* [ ] Verify each batch from your ballot manifest is included and the names match
* [ ] Save as a .csv file
* [ ] [Upload into Arlo](/arlo/jurisdiction-manager/pre-audit-file-uploads/uploading-files-into-arlo.md) when prompted

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MX8aoaNqNI8VnSMUTg4" %}
[Candidate Totals by Batch](/arlo/jurisdiction-manager/pre-audit-file-uploads/candidate-totals-by-batch.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}