In Pinal County, Ariz., the transparency reboot involves a new $32 million, 53,000-square-foot election headquarters that includes a 'fishbowl' where members of the public can have a 360-degree view of ballots being processed.
In this era of pervasive misinformation, the changes are an effort to counter conspiracy theories surrounding the election - even though granting voters more visibility into ballot counting could foster new conspiracy theories.
They leave reassured, said Dana Lewis, the Pinal County recorder, during a roundtable hosted by the Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions.
David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, said during a media briefing that concerns remain over whether the efforts to promote transparency could be 'weaponized by losing candidates'.
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