This Finding proves hand counting delivers timely results, with teams counting 50–100 ballots per hour.
Myth: Hand Counting Takes Too Long
I took a tour of the St. Louis County elections facility the week before the mid term election in November 2022. A voter who resided in the county was also on the tour and commented that they believed the voting equipment could be hacked and the county should hand count election results. The Democrat Director of Elections for the county asked, in what seemed a mocking manner, if the voter wanted to wait months for election results.
This response was a noteworthy moment for me because the director did not offer anything that explained or validated his comment; it was meant to be believed because the director said it. In November 2022, I was designing the hand count process and writing this eManual. I was not prepared, as I am now, to reply to these myths.
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Date:
2025-03-29
eManual Section:
9
eManual Section Title:
Myth-Debunking Workbook
eManual SubSection Title:
Finding: Election Day or Same Day Results
eManual page number:
274
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