What is the most accurate way to count votes in U.S. elections? Is it by hand, as many Republican lawmakers have been demanding in the aftermath of 2020? Or the traditional way in which machines tally ...

Studies have shown voting machines produce more accurate counts compared with hand counts. Voting machines are tested for accuracy and are audited after they are used in elections. Most U.S. voters ...

A controversial rule passed by the Georgia State Election Board on Friday will require all of the state's voting precincts to hand-count ballots and ensure the tallies match machine counts before ...

Four years of Donald Trump’s false claims about a stolen 2020 election have kindled growing suspicion of voting machines among conspiracy theorists. One of their solutions is to replace the tabulators ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In April 2023, Osage County Clerk Nicci Kammerich agreed to an experiment — she would tally municipal election results by hand, a move urged by residents who argued it would be ...

Four years of Donald Trump's false claims about a stolen 2020 election have kindled growing suspicion of voting machines among conspiracy theorists. One of their solutions is to replace the tabulators ...

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. Republicans in Dallas County, one of ...

CHEYENNE — With dozens of election-related bills filed in the Wyoming House of Representatives this session, at least three are pushing for hand-counting votes in elections. However, one of the three ...