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There are 1681 reporting precincts in Iowa. I think those could be tabulated on 4-5 sheets of graph paper with a #2 pencil if needed.

• dragonwriter 7y ago
  They have to report first alignment, second alignment, and state delegate equivalent counts for each precinct; assuming you only need columns for 20 candidates for the first alignment and half of that for the second alignment and SDE count, and using optimal alignment and assuming each figure needs no more than one square and standard 8½”×11” sheets of 1/4” graph paper, you'd need about 22 pages for the first alignment and 11 each for the second alignment and SDE count to record the raw precinct numbers, so you're off by about an order of magnitude. And, of course, graph paper doesn't address the need to rapidly aggregate the numbers, either physically (in space) or analytically (to get totals). Or to reconcile them for inconsistencies between the three dimensions. (Which is the whole point of the new reporting requirements imposed on the IDP, and, according to the IDP, the actual source of delays.) And, of course, using #2 pencil for the records has its own problems as far as security goes.