Voters in three small South Dakota counties on Tuesday rejected initiated measures to require hand-counting of ballots in future elections. The measures sought to prohibit the use of tabulating ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A proposed ballot measure in North Dakota that sought to require hand-counting of every election ballot, among other proposals, won’t advance. Initiative leader Lydia Gessele ...

The vast majority of candidates running to become their states' chief election officers oppose hand counting ballots, a laborious and error-prone process that has gained favor among some Republicans.

Measure B, also titled, “Local election transparency and security reform,” proposes several changes to how Shasta County’s ...

FILE - North Dakota State Election Director Erika White, left, accepts ballot measure paperwork from Lydia Gessele, right, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, ...