The Texas Constitution states: “In all Elections By the People…” Texans researched the Election Code and found that Chapter 65 of the code has a full, legal method to count and ‘tally’ paper ballots – going back to 1879!”

“Numerous trials of hand count methods were researched and tested. Week after week, with a dedicated team, a modified Texas Election Code Chapter 65 Hand Count method called the Echo 65 Method was devised and approved by the Texas SOS.”

“Patriots of Gillespie County, Texas” successfully hand counted the 2024 primary election. “This unique self-correcting method and tally sheet allows for hand counters to be in a constant state of reconciliation, thus catching tally errors in real time resulting in exceptional accuracy and transparency.”

Tags: hand count, method, tally, Texas
eManual Index Number: 137
eManual Section: 8
eManual Section Title: Resources
eManual SubSection Title: Other Hand Counting Methods
eManual page number: 194
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