Hands-on Elections: A Complete Handbook (X)

[kster]

September 8, 2007 at 18:38:07

by Nancy Tobi

SNIP...We owe it to our country, ourselves, and future generations, to protect the foundation and ensure the integrity of our democratic process.

Fortunately for us, it turns out this is easy to do. Hand counting is simple, accurate, auditable, cost effective, and eminently do-able in every polling place in the country -- and the new Hampshire experience provides the proof.

Nationally, the average number of ballots processed in any polling place in the country is under 1000. But New Hampshire towns hand count up to 3,600 ballots on any given Election Night -- and at less cost than it takes to operate a single voting machine. The costs of printing paper ballots, hiring local community hand counters, and even bringing in a specialized manager, if need be, are much lower than the investment in computerized voting equipment requiring continual upgrades, maintenance, and specialized storage space.

New Hampshire's ballots are among the most complex ballots in the nation, because we have the largest citizen legislature and many multi-member districts. But we still manage to hand count 3 to 4 times the national average of ballots in any given polling place, and wrap up the counting to announce our results on Election Night.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_nancy_to_070908_hands_on_elections_3a_.htm


Posted here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x482354

[Peace Patriot]

1. Since when did common sense have anything to do with it?

Throw Diebold, ES&S and all election theft machines into 'Boston Harbor' NOW!

[kster]

2. I'm with you

no more negotiating with our RIGHT to Hand Count our Ballots!

To the Harbor!