LaffySep 30, 2024
NEW: The DNC and #Georgia Democrats are suing the State Election Board to block a new rule passed by MAGA board members that requires poll workers to hand count Election Day ballots. Democrats argue that the rule violates state law and could delay results. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/democrats-sue-georgia-election-board-over-ballot-hand-counting-rule/
Democrats Sue Georgia Election Board Over Ballot Hand Counting Rule

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Show threadEyalLSep 30, 2024

@GottaLaff In Israel we hand-count all votes in all ballots, and we have results in the very night of the election.

A much larger state can still have the same ratio of polling stations to population, so should have similar timings.

Why not?

Show threadSteve Yelvington

@EyalL @GottaLaff

Why not? Because it's just weeks before the election, clerks have been hired and trained but NOT for manual vote-counting, and because manual vote-counting is highly error-prone.

Machine counts can be audited and verified after the fact.

This is nothing more than an election stunt designed to create chaos and open the door for yet more specious claims of a "stolen election."

Sep 30, 2024 at 11:28pmWeb
Show threadEyalLOct 1, 2024

@steve @GottaLaff

Maybe it should wait for the next election to prepare, though I'm not sure whether more personnel is needed.

In Israel I've volunteered a couple of times to monitor ballots and counting.

Only need very few people to do it, it is not error prone since redundancy is verified, compared against envelope count, etc.

Any errors that do slip through are very minor in their effect.

With electronic voting, it's easy to make major undetected changes, rarely is anything audited

Show threadEyalLOct 1, 2024

@steve @GottaLaff

This is a really nice video about it

https://youtu.be/LkH2r-sNjQs?si=JYONqSDcCGfHBFTn

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