Typically, yes, but the issue here is that there are going to be thousands of the same document, likely cross cut pieces, and matching them will be stupidly difficult.
Unless we are talking signatures, or analysis of whether these were even real ballots. Were they shredded legal Trump votes or were they shredded illegal Biden votes? They may need to piece together a few full ones to get an understanding but either way, a machine, with today’s speeds can handle it.
Typically, yes, but the issue here is that there are going to be thousands of the same document, likely cross cut pieces, and matching them will be stupidly difficult.
Unless we are talking signatures, or analysis of whether these were even real ballots. Were they shredded legal Trump votes or were they shredded illegal Biden votes? They may need to piece together a few full ones to get an understanding but either way, a machine, with today’s speeds can handle it.