The 'unsettling scenario' that 'could preclude a state from having a clear' election result: Maddow
AlterNetOCT 2024
There is absolutely zero reason to require hand-counted ballots. Firstly, studies show that due to human nature and our inability to do tedious tasks for too long, hand counts result in a 25% mistake rate. They also show that it would take immense man power and weeks of counting just to do 100K ballots, let alone the millions that will be cast in Georgia.
The American people have become very skeptical of their elections, which is why they want further assurances that their ballots are counted properly. People already assume that other precious documents, such as money at the bank, is checked an re-checked by human beings, so it shouldn't be too much to ask regarding the sacred right to vote.