Hand Count Arapahoe

Recruiting/Training Materials

Training

Training Video

Introduction to the steps of hand counting

You Do Count Game

Downloads a zip folder containing printable materials for the game:

instructions
100 marked ballots
tally sheets
aggregation sheets
script for a trainer to guide a team through the game
hand count Did You Know
optional introductory speech

This game helps volunteers understand the general procedures of the Rocky Mountain Method, though an actual election will have extra details such as more chain-of-custody signoffs. Allow 1-2 hours for playing the game with 100 ballots the first time; people often take 25 minutes to count the first 25 ballots but usually get much faster with the second batch.

We now have training kits! (See picture above.) Each box includes everything you might need for training: ballots, tally/aggregation sheets, script for training, recruiting flyers, ballot box, calculator, straightedges, markers, pens, etc. for one tally team. If you'd like to borrow one or more of these for your training session, contact us at info@coloradocountsarapahoe.com

Hand Count Challenge

Downloads a zip folder with PDF instructions, 20 marked ballots, and small sheets for tallying and aggregating. This is a small, simplified, pocket-sized version of the You Do Count game, made for demonstrating the method in a few minutes. Potential volunteers can try it out to experience how fast and accurate the method is.

Note that ballot choices in the Hand Count Challenge are identified with letters instead of numbers. Numbers probably make more sense for the real thing, but for a quick demonstration, letters keep people from confusing the number of the ballot with the numbers on the ballot.

Straw Poll

Practice hand counting with a straw poll of federal and state candidates from each of the major parties! Downloads a zip folder with separate ballots for D and R candidates, tally sheet, and aggregation sheet.