TCT-PF-282DE886230DC914 · Elections
Hand-counted ballots give immediate results while machines take two weeks
Claim summary
Hand-counted ballots give immediate results while machines take two weeks
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August 18, 2025 in remarks at the White House
What the evidence shows
Hand counting generally requires more time and workers and can produce more errors. Election deadlines and processing requirements, not an inherent machine delay, explain many late results.
PolitiFact rating: False. The tracker groups this as False.
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