When an election result is challenged, what happens? They hand-count the ballots. It is regarded as the best way to determine the actual tally and, therefore, the winner. Nye County in Nevada decided that, too, so the county commissioners voted to hand count all ballots. No more machines. The ACLU sued.
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Is Your Vote Being Counted? The Answer Might Be No.
Is your vote being counted? If you live in a jurisdiction that utilizes electronic ballot counting devices (voting machines), the answer is a bit more likely to be “no.” The following is a summary of how this simple fact was established.
Voters in Greenland Overwhelmingly Choose AccuVote Machines over Hand-Counting
Yesterday, voters in the tiny town of Greenland, New Hampshire, had an opportunity to vote for change. The ballot measure was to move from AccuVote machine counted elections to hand-counting ballots.
Is It Time to Move from Voting Machines to Hand Counted Ballots
I got this yesterday and I have a feeling that there are a lot of other folks around the State of NH harboring similar thoughts when it comes to counting ballots. Can’t say I blame them!