Hand Count Methods

An accurate hand-count method
from TEXAS

This method is the gold-standard for transparency, since each hand-count team is filmed (which could be live-streamed to the public and/or all candidates):

     --Watch a 2-minute demo here:

--for more samples, click on any of the sample camera views listed here--

Election Results (mockcountytx.us)

An accurate hand-count method
from MISSOURI

If filming is too expensive or not yet allowed in a state, this simple publicly-observable method used in Osage County in 2023 saved their county money, and they had accurate results on election day:

For an intro and a practice demonstration, click here: 
Hand Count Intro and Practice Demo for GA - FrankSpeech

For detailed instructions, download chapter 4 of the e-Manual here: 
Return to Hand Counting, Missouri Elections, eManual - FrankSpeech

Somewhat similar to Maricopa County’s highly accurate hand recount of over 2 million ballots, this method uses teams at round tables with a spinning carousel in the middle to display ballots to counters:

An accurate hand-count method
similar to Arizona

For details, here’s a manual:
https://causeofamerica.org/TheLibrary

(in the search box, enter “Precinct Hand Count Procedures”)

For a 15-second video showing the carousels used in this manual, go to minute 1:52—
OAN EXCLUSIVE: Maricopa County officials wiped memory of voting machines (rumble.com)

An accurate hand-count method
from Louisiana

Another very low-cost method which could be used in states which don’t allow counters to touch the ballots: