Public policy always resolves any doubt in favor of disclosure. If the Elections Department still refuses disclosure, you now have it documented on video or audio tape. There is also a State statute dealing with criminal penalties for impairing the availability of a public record. Recite aloud the Tally of the Vote statute for your State. If your State statute does not provide for a public count of the votes after the polls close, then refer to your public records statute.
Election results are public records.
You can also cite the Supreme Court rulings that the right to vote also includes the right to have your vote honestly counted. Give the Elections Director a copy of the Nov. 1996 issue of Relevance magazine, Pandora s Black Box . Point out that there is no legitimate means of certifying that electronic vote count results are accurate and honest. Point out that any system designed with an invisible trap door or a Trojan horse can easily pass the accuracy and logic test. Refusal to allow examination of the software source code defeats the legislative intent of the public Count statute.