A conspiracy-fueled push to count ballots by hand gains traction

Voting experts say hand-tallies can be incredibly expensive, burdensome, and time-consuming

By: - September 29, 2022 4:00 am

Gwinnett County election workers handle ballots as part of the recount for the 2020 presidential election at the Beauty P. Baldwin Voter Registrations and Elections Building on Nov. 16, 2020 in Lawrenceville, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner / Getty Images)

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Kira Lerner
Kira Lerner

Kira was the democracy reporter for States Newsroom where she covered voting, elections, redistricting, and efforts to subvert democracy.

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