The Nevada secretary of state’s office has approved new rules for counties to hand-count votes starting as soon as this fall’s midterm elections
FILE - Esmeralda County Commissioner Ralph Keyes, center, works on a hand recount of votes with others, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Goldfield, Nev. As parts of rural Nevada plan to count ballots by hand amid misinformation about voting machines, the Nevada secretary of state's office on Friday approved regulations for counties to hand-count votes starting as soon as this fall's midterm elections.
The Nevada secretary of state's office changed the hand counting regulations after Kampf and others criticized them during an Aug. 12 feedback session. The state officials changed the definition of “hand count” to apply only when it is the only method of counting ballots. Four voting groups — Brennan Center, All Voting is Local, ACLU Nevada and Silver State Voices — had previously
Hand counting supporters have described the old-fashioned method as a way to address distrust in elections, especially unproven claims that voting machines are prone to hacking and are untrustworthy. Experts have said hand-counting is far more time consuming and exposes the process to more errors. At a hearing earlier this month, Wlaschin asked Kampf if Nye County planned to eventually phase out the parallel tabulation process, leading to an all-hand count.
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