Key Quotes:

“Time after time, election officials keep bailing us out. They do more with less. The reality is... that is not fair. We have got to do more. We have got to give them the resources they need. That's federal resources, that’s state resources, and that’s local resources.” - Ben Hovland

“Those of us that have been in election administration for a long time know two things about hand-counts. Number one, they’re extremely time-intensive. It’s going to force an incredible amount of delay... creating room for more opportunity to try to tamper with the election process.” - Maggie Toulouse Oliver

Speakers:

Natalie Adona - Assistant Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters and incoming Clerk-Recorder Elect for Nevada County, California  

Seth Bluestein – Philadelphia City Commissioner  

Ben Hovland - Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission 

Carrie Levine - Story Editor, Votebeat 

Maggie Toulouse Oliver - New Mexico Secretary of State