Georgia Supreme Court Blocks Republican Push To Hand-Count Ballots In Key Swing State
Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a Republican effort to require poll workers to count votes by hand, upholding a lower court’s ruling. A judge in Georgia previously blocked a State Board of Elections rule requiring counties to hand count ballots on Election Day. The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Georgia Republican Party have […]
Georgia Election Board Passes New Voting Rule Requires Counties To Hand-Count Ballots
The Georgia State Election Commission voted 3-2 on Friday to require all counties in the state to manually count ballots cast at polling places on Election Day. The three board members who voted in favor of the proposal were praised by former President Donald Trump in August. According to One Republican and one Democrat voted […]
Cochise County ballot hand-count push part of supervisorsâ indictment, sealed court filings show
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the United States. Sign up for our free newsletter here. Two Cochise County supervisors facing felony charges for allegedly trying to interfere with the certification of the county's midterm elections recently filed documents in court that provide a glimpse into the […]
Our View: Rejection of 2024 election hand-count was right call | Opinion
At a time when election integrity is of utmost importance, the recent decision by the Mojave County Supervisory Authority to refuse to hand count election ballots should be applauded. The idea of hand counting may seem appealing in its simplicity, but a closer look reveals that it can compromise accuracy, take excessive time, and place […]
Deep-red Arizona county rejects proposal to hand-count ballots in 2024 elections
PHOENIX (AP) — A county in northwest Arizona has announced that a proposal to hand-count ballots for the 2024 election will cost more than $1.1 million and create hundreds of new jobs, according to local elections officials. I refused because I warned that I would need it. The Mojave County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 […]
Mohave County rejects proposal to hand-count ballots in 2024
Mojave County, Arizona — A county in northwestern Arizona has announced that a proposal to hand-count ballots during the 2024 election will cost more than $1.1 million and hire hundreds of new employees. refused after being warned that it would require The Mojave County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 against adopting handcount on Tuesday, with […]
MAGA Plan to Hand-Count Ballots Is ‘Dumbest Idea’: GOP Elections Official
The Georgia elections official, who is at the center of the 2020 Georgia recount, said Friday that the effort by Republican regulators to hand-count the 2024 ballots in one Arizona county was the “most stupidest imaginable move.” thought,” he said. Gabriel Sterling, head of ballot enforcement for Georgia’s Office of the Secretary of State, said […]
Cochise County ballot hand-count case could affect future election audits
Drake Presto/Cronkite News Elections workers collect ballots after passing the ballot counting machine at the Maricopa County Counting and Elections Center on November 10, 2022. An attorney told a panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals that the increased number of early voters was confusing. A state appeals court Tuesday heard arguments about Cochise County’s […]
Fontes warns Mohave County as officials draft plan for 2024 hand-count | Local News Stories
Mojave County officials plan to draft a plan that could hand-count next year’s elections. But it remains to be seen whether the plan will gain momentum. On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borelli announced a proposal to reduce Mojave County’s reliance on electronic voting systems and favor manual counting of ballots in the 2024 election. […]
As northern Arizona county makes ballot hand-count plan, Secretary of State steps in
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes wrote a letter to the Mojave County Commissioner on Tuesday, one day after regulators in northwestern Arizona counties voted for a plan to hand-count ballots in the 2024 presidential election. He said he feared the state would collapse if this went on. and federal law may be unsafe and […]
