County Clerk: Hand counting ballots much more expensive and time-consuming
GILLETTE NEWS RECORD
As election season draws near, local governments have gotten pressure from some Wyoming residents to count ballots by hand instead of using machines. Campbell County Clerk Cindy Lovelace said that hand counting ballots would be “a huge undertaking,” and that aside from the fact that state law doesn’t allow for it, the manpower and expense associated with it make the process impractical.