Georgia election board approves rule to hand-count ALL ballots night of election
Posted by freedomforall 3 months ago to Politics
"The Georgia State Election Board voted 3-2 on Friday to require counties to hand-count all ballots, in addition to machine tallies, in the 2024 election.
The decision, driven by the board’s Republican majority, means that ballots in Georgia will be hand-counted by election workers the night of Nov. 5 in addition to the normal machine tallies that take place. The move was celebrated by allies of former President Donald Trump, who believe that the changes will help alleviate concerns of voter fraud."
The decision, driven by the board’s Republican majority, means that ballots in Georgia will be hand-counted by election workers the night of Nov. 5 in addition to the normal machine tallies that take place. The move was celebrated by allies of former President Donald Trump, who believe that the changes will help alleviate concerns of voter fraud."
A good method should be understandable by 90 percent of the electorate - that is very simple, observable, and supervised.
Counting marks on a slip of paper may not appeal to the sophisticated but meets the honesty test. It is not instant but with proper training of participants should give results in a few hours. The paper slips are still there after being counted. Even results from well run systems can be questioned, with paper slip counting nothing gets destroyed and another team can have a go for a recount, when the second count supports the first, confidence is gained.
So, 3-2 cheers for Georgia.
look at New York under Tammany Hall