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Human Error in Wyoming: Why Hand Counting Ensures Election Trust
Estimator Tool results for Campbell County, Wy
I downloaded election results from the Campbell County website for the presidential elections in 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. The reports were summaries rather than by precinct, but I could tell the total turnout, so I spread the number of ballots cast evenly across the 37 precincts, with one exception.
The results section from the Estimator Tool for Campbell County is shown below. The red boxes are for information the user completes. The blue boxes show the auto-calculated results.
It took me 50 minutes to download the election results and enter the info to see the results. The clerk provided important information: they wanted the ballots counted in 4 hours. You can see that I entered 4 people per team, 4‑hour shifts, 50 ballots per hour, the number of registered voters, and $15 per hour for counters.
See how the Estimator results compare to the Clerk’s estimates:
- Clerk estimate for cost: $99,000 to $1.4 million; Estimator is $29,040 or 30% of the clerk’s estimate
- Clerk estimate for number of people needed to count 20,000 in 4 hours is 2,200; Estimator is 484 or 22% of Clerk’s estimate
Other library items:
Campbell County WY turnout statistics
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
