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Hand-counting every ballot might sound like a great idea – and Republicans especially continue to support the idea – but hand-counting is both slower and less accurate than machine-counting votes.

https://theconversation.com/paper-ballots-are-good-but-accurately-hand-counting-them-all-is-next-to-impossible-211989
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Paper ballots are good, but accurately hand-counting them all is next to impossible

Hand-counting every ballot might sound like a great idea, but it’s both slower and less accurate than machine-counting votes.

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Sep 26, 2023 at 8:31pmWeb
Show threadauadSep 27, 2023
@TheConversationUS just ask these people if they prefer to receive 1 million dollars in cash counted by a machine or by other people.
Show threadDROP\ TABLE Hacker of EarthseaSep 27, 2023
@TheConversationUS they know it's less accurate
Show threadJohannesSep 27, 2023
@TheConversationUS i am genuinely bewildered by how vote counting works/is done in the US. Our municipal elections where you have 40 points and you can give any candidate from any of the 6-8 lists 0-3 points (and even add your own candidates), are usually counted *faster* than US presidential elections
Show threadRobin WhitworthSep 28, 2023
@TheConversationUS And then they complain about how long it takes to get the results!