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Georgia’s Ballot Hand-Count Rule May Cause Delays, Discrepancies, Discord
In Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, electronic scanners counted 5000 more ballots than workers doing a hand count.
Policy Brief: Digital Ballot Images’ Role in Tabulating and Verifying Results
(Dominion's software comparing votes cast and ballot image. Source: DominionVoting.com)
(This policy paper was based on research of election disinformation and transparency trends. This information will be cited in a late fall 2023 Washington Monthly magazine article .)
Executive Summary
Digital ballot images are one data set among essential records used by election officials and election computer systems to tabulate and verify votes. While most Americans now vote on hand- marked or machine-marked paper ballots, the tabulation process in most jurisdictions is electronic. That process starts with a scanner creating a screenshot of every side of every paper ballot card,…
Key Battleground States Consider Using Digital Ballot Images to Boost Voter Trust
In Georgia, Florida, and Arizona, the GOP and Democrats are weighing a wider use of an essential election record to confirm the accuracy of controversial results.
Arizona Mystery: Did Cyber Ninjas Botch Another 2020 Presidential Recount Attempt?
Pro-Trump contractors who hope to take Arizona-style audits to other states show continued incompetence with public records.
Outside Auditors’ New Evidence: Trump Never Led Biden in Arizona
A new report proves loyal Republican voters in Arizona rejected Trump. What’s more, it could be a blueprint to efforts in other states to stop disinformation and to restore confidence in elections.
As Arizona Wraps Up Hand Count of 2020 Ballots, New Questions About Accuracy Arise
The state Senate’s contractors created 15 subtotals. Outside auditors examined 10,341.
Arizona Senate Challenged by Experienced Election Auditors to Let Them Confirm 2020 Results
The auditors know how to parse official vote count data, unlike the Senate’s inexperienced contractors.
Arizona Senate’s Hand Count of 2020 Ballots Unlikely to Match Official Election Results
The recount process lacks precision at key junctures, possibly embedding errors and inaccuracies.
Arizona Clash Over Presidential Results Highlights Need for Better Vote Count Evidence Trail
Pro-Trump Republicans are going after the state’s most populous county. Its response is not presenting their best evidence of an accurate vote count.
More Than 70 Percent of Trump Voters Distrust the Best-Run Election in Years
Millions of Republicans say they mistrust American elections after President Trump lost. That view runs counter to an election season where officials overcame a pandemic and helped record numbers of Americans to vote.
Georgia Affirms Biden Victory in Third Vote Count, Despite Trump’s Call to Reject Vote
The president attacks Republican officials who follow the law as not being tough enough to use their power to select him as their Electoral College winner.
Georgia’s Hand Count of 2020 Ballots was No Risk-Limiting Audit, Says Audit Creator
Philip Stark, who created the audit being adopted by many states, said 2020’s only statewide hand count of presidential votes served a purpose, but was not a good audit.
Georgia’s Top Election Official Draws Praise for Defying Trump, But His Minions Run Presidential Audit with Heavy Hand
Threats, bullying and never admitting mistakes prompted some local officials to hide minor vote-counting errors.