Below is everything you need to conduct a Gold Standard Election (accessible, transparent, secure, and verifiable).
GSE TALLY METHOD SUMMARY
Click above to download a real election to practice.
The ballots and tally sheet above can be used to practice or train volunteers for hand-counting an election. The Excel spreadsheet above also allows you to report a summary of the results. Add the names and details of your races to customize for your training and use.
GSE TALLY METHOD STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
The implementation workbook for the hand-counting of hand-marked ballots is provided below. Have your trainees read before you train them.
NEW! RAPID ELECTION TRAINING
Watch this short video and follow along with your tally sheet for the Supreme Court case above.
Here are the completed tally sheets for the race discussed in the video.
OTHER TOOLS
Here is a cost estimate worksheet to estimate costs per precinct based on the options you choose. At a minimum, confirmed bipartisan volunteers are required. You should strongly consider redundant methods of preserving the count by: 1) scanning each ballot before the batch count to preserve the ballot images in real-time; or 2) mounting a cell phone over the ballots to capture each ballot image as it is counted. It isn’t necessary, but a computer may help ensure the cell phone video captures a clear image of the ballots and/or provides a live feed of the count.
COST ESTIMATOR
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Certification Quiz and Certificate for Hand-counting
Answers: 1. d, 2. d, 3. d, 4. b, 5. b, 6. a, 7. d, 8. b, 9. c, 10. c, 11. a, 12. d, 13. a, 14. b, 15. c, 16. d
