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In reply to the discussion: In a rare step, 3 South Dakota counties are set to vote on counting ballots by hand [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,523 posts)36. density not total
Talking population per square km.
Belguim has for example has a 327%
England has a 281%
The US has a 37%
Yet those European countries have no problem with processing so many votes cast, per potential poll workers able to process them in any given district. All by hand counting ballots
ie......if there are 10 poll workers for every 1000 voter processing (or whatever) here in Canada, there would probably be around the same 10 poll workers for every 1000 voter processing in the US....it would all just happen on a larger scale. Because you have 10x the population.
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In a rare step, 3 South Dakota counties are set to vote on counting ballots by hand [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2024
OP
I realize they are much smaller counties than mine, but some of our ballots are three pages long!
CrispyQ
Jun 2024
#3
Won't say anything, I'm too nice to our farmers and ranchers out there in the Dakotas. Being that things probably
SWBTATTReg
Jun 2024
#5
There is pressure here for hand counting too. That is fine in a county with 5000 voters
yellowdogintexas
Jun 2024
#12
that requirement to wait for Election Day to start with the mail-ins just blew me away
yellowdogintexas
Jun 2024
#37
"Many other western democracies in Europe have even more population density."
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2024
#34
How does pointing out how machines can be manipulated help your no-hand-counting argument?
LiberalLovinLug
Jun 2024
#54
Actually judge rawl did make that claim about the paperless machines
questionseverything
Jun 2024
#51