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10. Think hand counting will help prevent some lawsuits. Judge we hand counted number of ballots at precinct, it was 2,463

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #9)

Fri Sep 20, 2024, 01:01 PM

Sep 2024

ballots. We then looked at the machine count and found 2,463 ballots were tabulated . That confirmed all ballots completed at the precinct were included in the machine total.

Seems to me this is the correct way to ensure all ballots are counted. I still bet it has been done for years in most precincts/counties as a check on accuracy.

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Pro-Trump Georgia election board votes to require hand counts of ballots [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 OP

This is guaranteed to screw up the Georgia count Miguelito Loveless Sep 2024 #1

That is the intention and the plan... Think. Again. Sep 2024 #6

archive.today link: Dennis Donovan Sep 2024 #2

What I've read is that have to hand count the NUMBER of ballots to ensure it agrees with machine tablulated number of Silent Type Sep 2024 #3

Yes, but it's time involved that's the problem. LeftInTX Sep 2024 #9

Think hand counting will help prevent some lawsuits. Judge we hand counted number of ballots at precinct, it was 2,463 Silent Type Sep 2024 #10

As was posted in another thread relating to the same topic: thucythucy Sep 2024 #13

That's a precinct. Jeeez Christ, how fast do you think a clerk can count stack a ballots, not having to worry about the Silent Type Sep 2024 #17

"hand count" forgotmylogin Sep 2024 #22

A DUer posted awhile ago that they "hand counted" ballots in Gwinnett County last election and Silent Type Sep 2024 #23

"... lead to errors and could disrupt the process of certifying the vote..." Turbineguy Sep 2024 #4

I recall lots of support here for it in 2016 MichMan Sep 2024 #5

Greg Bluestein from AJC: Dennis Donovan Sep 2024 #7

I don't think the hand count / organization will be much of an impact ga_girl Sep 2024 #8

Hand counting ballots Mz Pip Sep 2024 #11

Just wondering if Kemp made any decisions about this bluestarone Sep 2024 #12

bushthief opposed hand counts in 2000 GoreWon2000 Sep 2024 #14

If T***p doesn't win, can he demand a hand recount, like in 2020? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2024 #15

Hand count? Probably not ga_girl Sep 2024 #19

While hand counting number of ballots sounds reasonable, slightlv Sep 2024 #16

Yes, all of SCROTUS's unethical behavior would be ok if Dump is Prez. mdbl Sep 2024 #21

Yeah; good luck hand counting millions of ballots. Grins Sep 2024 #18

I guess Joe Biden can just settle in and plan to say in the White house awhile mdbl Sep 2024 #20

The board also passed a new rule giving poll-watchers access to more of the election process, including vote-counting riversedge Sep 2024 #24