Handcounting only of ballots is a bad idea

Handcounting only of ballots is a bad idea

Proposition 1, hand counting ballots, is a citizen-initiated proposition with little education provided to the voters so they can make an informed decision. Those who signed the petition to get this on our Borough ballot may have only been asked a simple question “do you trust the machines or do you trust hand counting ballots?” Distrust in the tabulators is abundantly misguided. A better question is “do you trust humans who are prone to error a…