Iowa Canvassing Volunteers' Demo at the State Capital
Hand counting ballots
Supplies Used in Hand Counting
Supplies Used in Hand Counting
On April 1, 2025 Iowa canvassing volunteers, two democrats and two republicans, demonstrate hand counting ballots at the Rotunda in the State Capital in Des Moines.
Counting is typically done on election day, at the precinct where the ballots were cast.
Counting 50 to 100 ballots per hour per team, results are achieved by the end of election night.
Supplies Used in Hand Counting
Supplies Used in Hand Counting
Supplies Used in Hand Counting
Supplies used in hand counting ballots includes binders, ballot boxes, printed forms such as tally sheets and batch summaries, and basic office supplies.
Advantages of hand counting over computerized machine counting include:
- Same day results
- Fully transparent
- Unhackable
- Community involvement
- Much less costly
- Restores trust in our elections
Meeting with Legislators
Supplies Used in Hand Counting
Meeting with Legislators
Legislators coming to our table at the Iowa State Rotunda on April 1, 2025 to observe our demo on hand counting ballots.
TRANSPARENCY in the process is TRUST in the outcome.
Come to our Iowa Canvassing table and hand counting demo on March 19, 2026 in Des Moines at the State Capital rotunda, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.