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Human Error in Wyoming: Why Hand Counting Ensures Election Trust
Statistics of Ballots Cast in November 2024 election in Campbell County, WY
Exception to Averaging Total Ballots Across All 37 Precincts
Although none of the election results downloaded for Campbell County provided a breakdown of turnout by precinct, the November 2024 download did provide interesting statistics.
I mentioned a few pages previously (see page 262) that I would speak to an exception about how many ballots were estimated per precinct, and this is the information promised. In the screenshot below, take note of how many ballots were cast as absentee or early absentee:
A total of 8,967 ballots were cast as absentees. That is 49% of the 18,450 total ballots cast in the county. Without that statistic, we would have evenly distributed 18,450 ballots across 37 precincts, or about 500 ballots per precinct. Our recommendation would have been to have two teams or counters (or 8 people) at each precinct.
With only 9,483 ballots to count across 37 precincts, the average is 256 ballots per precinct. A team of four could count that in four hours, or I would even suggest sending six counters to each precinct so they can rotate and take breaks. That is a total of 222 counters at precincts on election day.
What about the 8,967 absentee ballots? How are they counted?
Other library items:
Hand Count Estimator results for Campbell County, WY
Central Counting Location estimator for Campbell County, WY
Central Counting Location estimator for Campbell County, WY, showing square footage requirements
Percentage of registered voters needed to hand count an election
