Comment Comment by smitty1e Because people instant gratification.We close the polls at 1900 and have a Collector Officer run one copy of the data on a thumb drive to the County.The Chief gets to deliver a backup a couple hours later.Hand-counting the ballots instead of scanning would be expensive in terms of time and money, and error-prone.I'd argue that Fairfax County, VA is about optimal, all factors considered.As I'm fond of saying: "Virginia is for lovers...of elections." parent smitty1e 25 days ago
We close the polls at 1900 and have a Collector Officer run one copy of the data on a thumb drive to the County.
The Chief gets to deliver a backup a couple hours later.
Hand-counting the ballots instead of scanning would be expensive in terms of time and money, and error-prone.
I'd argue that Fairfax County, VA is about optimal, all factors considered.
As I'm fond of saying: "Virginia is for lovers...of elections."