LOL: When A Texas County Counted All Votes By Hand

The Texas Tribune reports:

Bruce Campbell, chairman of the Gillespie County Republican Party, predicted that results from the 13 GOP precincts would start trickling into the county elections office by 8:30 p.m. By 9:30 p.m., he expressed surprise that none had returned. They’d begun at 7:30 that morning in a glass-walled tasting room at a winery.

At 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Gillespie County Republicans completed hand counting more than 8,000 ballots, following through on a decision the county party made months ago amid a statewide push led by individuals who have promoted some of the wildest election conspiracy theories since the 2020 election.

Gillespie County Republicans decided to hand-count primary ballots even though experts agree, and studies show the method is time-consuming, costly, less accurate, and less secure than using machines. From start to finish, the process took almost 24 consecutive hours and involved around 200 people counting ballots.

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Republicans in a Texas county ditched technology and counted votes by hand. Here’s what happened. https://t.co/LEJMiBBBQY via @TexasTribune

— T.L. Langford (@tlangford) March 7, 2024