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Senator Salmon announces Missouri hand-count ballot demonstration at the rotunda
Summary
Senator Salmon said volunteers would demonstrate a hand-count ballot method used in Osage County, Missouri, in the rotunda until 3:30 p.m., and distributed handbills to senators.
Senator Salmon, of Bremer, announced on the Senate floor that a demonstration of a hand-count ballot method — described as the "Missouri method" and first used in Osage County, Missouri — would be held in the rotunda until 3:30 p.m.
"Volunteers have come from as far away as Van Buren County, Dubuque County, Scott, Lynn, Muscatine, as well as Jasper and Polk County. You should have a handbill on your desk about this. So come on down and see what it's about," Salmon said. He described the demonstration as "a viable method for hand counting ballots on any scale" and said it was "less expensive than the machines. So don't be fooled today. This works, and come down and observe it."
The announcement was presented as an invitation for senators to observe the procedure; the transcript records no formal debate or policy motion tied to the demonstration during the session.
