PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — Ballot counting began slowly in a Nevada jurisdiction where officials citing concerns about voting machine conspiracy theories started an unprecedented hand tally of votes cast by mail in advance of Election Day. One group of five people tallied just 50 ballots in about three hours in Nye County, where 33,000 people are registered to vote. The county got state Supreme Court guidance last week for counting to start Wednesday — if officials prevent public release of early results. Nye County agreed not to livestream the process. The Nevada secretary of state’s office was still reviewing the county plan when interim Nye County Clerk Mark Kampf told reporters Wednesday he was moving ahead with what he called a compliant hand-count process.
Hand ballot counting begins slowly in rural Nevada county
