Explaining Election Day: How hand counting votes carries risks

(8 Oct 2024)
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Washington – 3 October 2024
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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Cassidy, The Associated Press:
"Since the 2020 election conspiracy theories surrounding the voting machines that scan and count ballots has prompted an effort across parts of the country to move to hand-counting."

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ARCHIVE: Derry, New Hampshire — 22 January 2024
2. Various of security containers for hand count ballots at a polling place

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Washington – 3 October 2024
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Cassidy, The Associated Press:
"But hand-counting is a process that is labor intensive and prone to error and takes a long time."

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Atlanta – 16 November 2022
4. Close of the state seal on a podium inside Georgia’s state Capitol

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Washington – 3 October 2024
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Cassidy, The Associated Press:
"One Metro Atlantic county election official told me it would have taken 100 days to count every race, on every ballot in the 2020 election."

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ARCHIVE: Marietta, Georgia – 13 November 2020
6. Workers hand tally ballots for the presidential race

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Washington – 3 October 2024
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Cassidy, The Associated Press:
"Experts say hand-counting is too risky and all but the smallest jurisdictions."

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ARCHIVE: Derry, New Hampshire – 17 January 2024
8. Various of ballot scanner printing a receipt, sign on scanner reads (English) "Insert Hand Count Ballot Here"

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Washington – 3 October 2024
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Cassidy, The Associated Press:
"There have been attempts since the 2020 election to utilize hand counts, and they have been largely cumbersome, slow and costly."

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ARCHIVE: Redding, California – 21 February 2024
10. Various of sorting machine processing early ballot inside the Shasta County Elections office

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Washington – 3 October 2024
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Cassidy, The Associated Press:
"Experts say machines, unlike humans, are designed to handle repetitive tasks and do so with accuracy."

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ARCHIVE: Redding, California – 21 February 2024
12. Close of a Shasta County Elections worker processing early ballots

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Washington – 3 October 2024
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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Cassidy, The Associated Press:
"But those who believe the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump see the machines as untrustworthy and capable of being manipulated."

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ARCHIVE: Milwaukee – 1 December 2016
14. Various of ballots being scanned by a machine during a county recount

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Washington – 3 October 2024
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15. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Cassidy, The Associated Press:
"There are numerous processes in place to ensure that these machines are working correctly. Prior to an election, election officials will use test ballots through a process known as logic and accuracy testing, to ensure that the machines are counting votes properly."

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ARCHIVE: Derry, New Hampshire – 17 January 2024
16. Various of an election worker putting test ballots through a scanner before election day

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ARCHIVE: Milwaukee – 1 December 2016
17. Close of sign reading (English) "Election Inspectors Only"
18. Various of workers verifying absentee ballots

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