Studies have shown voting machines produce more accurate counts compared with hand counts. Voting machines are tested for accuracy and are audited after they are used in elections. Most U.S. voters ...

Four years of Donald Trump’s false claims about a stolen 2020 election have kindled growing suspicion of voting machines among conspiracy theorists. One of their solutions is to replace the tabulators ...

The hand-counting of ballots threatens to delay results by days, weeks or even months, depending on jurisdiction and staffing. Swapping machines with hand-counts would not only be slower but also ...

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Dallas County Republican Chairman Allen West, then chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, speaks during a Don't Steal the Vote rally in support of President Donald Trump in front of Dallas City ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In April 2023, Osage County Clerk Nicci Kammerich agreed to an experiment — she would tally municipal election results by hand, a move urged by residents who argued it would be ...

Republicans in at least a half-dozen counties in Texas are considering or have made plans to count ballots by hand in next March's primary elections, a move that's financially costly and could inject ...

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. Republicans in Dallas County, one of ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri’s top election official continues his push for hand-counting as he invites a group to demonstrate it at the state capitol. Handing counting is one of the changes ...

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Republicans in at least a half-dozen counties in Texas are considering or have made plans to count ballots by hand in next March's primary elections, a move that's financially costly and could inject ...