Is My Vote Being Counted? Check the Livestream.
In a season plagued by misinformation about voter fraud, watching the monotony of ballots counted in real-time could be a salve for your Election Day fears.
Election workers process mail-in ballots as a monitor displays a livestream of the process at the Orange County Registrar of Voters on Oct. 19, 2020 in Santa Ana, California. It’s one of a number of counties livestreaming their ballot counts this year to bolster faith in the integrity of the process.
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In a fluorescent-lit office space in Nevada’s Washoe County, election workers are performing a ballot ballet. Wearing face masks and gloves, they are carefully counting the mail-in and early voting ballots that are pouring in from across the county by the thousands.
The process is as analog and ordinary as in any election. Yet this year, the potential for a disputed result for the presidency places extraordinary value on transparency. So, like a small but growing number of county election offices around the U.S., the second most-populous Nevada county is livestreaming its ballot count for anyone to watch.