hand count
Counting by fingers
A hand count is a tally made manually rather than by machine, especially of ballots in an election.
When electronic voting systems malfunction or results are contested, officials may conduct a hand count to verify accuracy: The recount will be done by hand count.
The term emphasizes human verification over automated processes.
- tallyRecorded count
- ballotVoting document
- manualWritten instructions for use
- paper ballotPhysical voting document
- ballot boxContainer for cast votes
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- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- inventorystock, items, products, merchandise, assets
- voting technologyvoting machine, electronic voting, e-voting, optical scanner, tabulator