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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 said Thursday the group ...

Voters in three small South Dakota counties on Tuesday rejected initiated measures to require hand-counting of ballots in future elections. The votes in Gregory, Haakon and Tripp counties were an ...