Recounts
Recount support with discipline and documentation
Staff. Observe. Document.
When a result is close enough to be recounted, campaigns need trained people in place quickly and records they can rely on. VFO provides both, within the rules of the process.
Recount Support
Recounts move fast and run on rules.
Recount procedures, observer roles and timelines are set by law and by election officials. Campaigns need staff who understand their role, arrive organized and document what they observe accurately — often on very short notice.
What VFO does
What VFO manages, performs and documents.
Rapid staffing
Trained personnel mobilized for lawful recount roles as defined with the campaign’s counsel.
Role training
Training on the procedures, conduct rules and documentation the process requires.
Documentation
Accurate, organized records of what staff observe, delivered to counsel.
Coordination + logistics
Scheduling, location coverage and real-time coordination across counting sites.
Recount readiness
Organized fast. Documented carefully.
Recounts move on official schedules, often with very little notice. VFO’s sequence puts trained, organized people in place and returns records counsel can rely on.
Immediately
Scope with counsel
Lawful roles, locations and documentation requirements defined.
Before counting
Mobilize
Trained personnel assigned to counting sites and schedules.
Before counting
Brief by role
Procedures, conduct rules and documentation standards.
During counting
Observe + document
Accurate, objective records of what staff observe.
Daily + at close
Deliver
Organized documentation delivered to counsel.
What you receive
Deliverables and reporting.
What a recount support engagement typically produces. The exact scope, formats and cadence are agreed in each engagement.
Staffing + coverage plan
Sites, shifts and roles agreed with counsel.
Observation records
Accurate, objective documentation in counsel’s format.
Daily summaries
Coverage and notable observations, delivered to counsel.
Know the difference
Observation and documentation — not legal representation.
Recounts are conducted by election officials under the law. VFO provides organized staffing and documentation; legal strategy, objections and representation belong to the campaign’s counsel.
The experience behind the work
- Years of combined political experience
- 150+
- Deployable field professionals
- 520+
- Years of combined QA + fraud-detection experience
- 25+
Questions
Recount Support: common questions.
What does recount support include?
Recount support includes mobilizing trained personnel for lawful recount roles, training them on procedures and conduct rules, coordinating coverage across counting locations and documenting observations for the campaign’s legal counsel.
Who decides recount procedures?
Recount procedures are set by law and administered by election officials. VFO’s teams work within those procedures.
How quickly can recount staff be in place?
Recount timelines are set by officials and are often short. VFO maintains the recruiting and field management infrastructure to mobilize quickly. Contact VFO as soon as a recount is possible.
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Start the scoping conversation
What we need to scope it.
Share what you have. Partial answers are fine. A VFO leader will respond with what’s realistic and what it will take.
- The race, jurisdiction and recount schedule
- Number of counting sites and the shifts involved
- Counsel’s contact and the documentation format they need
- The roles permitted by the process